Dancing In The Street

by Martha Reeves , The Vandellas

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Also Covered by Bowie and Jagger as a duet !
 

Verse

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Calling out around the world
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Are you ready for a brand new beat ?
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Summers here and the time is right
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For dancing in the street
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They're dancing in Chicago
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Down in New Orleans
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In New York City

Chorus

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All we need is music, sweet music
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There'll be music ev'ry where
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They'll be swinging , swaying, records playing
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Dancing in the street
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Oh.. It doesn't matter what you wear
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Just as long as you are there
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So come on, ev'ry guy, grab a girl
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Ev'ry where around the world
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There'll be dancing---dancing in the street

Verse

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It's an in-vit-a-tion, across the nation
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 A chance for folks to meet
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There'll be laughing and singing
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And music swinging, dancing in the street
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Phil-a-del-phi-a  P  A
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Bal-ti-more in D  C now
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Don't forget the motor city
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On the streets of Brazil
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Back in the U  S  S  R
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Don't matter where you are
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All   we need is music, sweet music
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There'll be   mus-ic ev'ry where

Chorus

Verse

Lay down in LA
Forever and a day
Dancing in the street
Across in China too
Me and You
Dancing in the street
Don't you know they'll be dancing
Dancing in the street

Chorus and fade