[00:08.22]Well there's a dance way over town
[00:11.10]I don't know how it started (don't know how it started);
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[00:15.03]All I know is when the people dance
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[00:18.10]It's so hard to get parted, (so hard to get parted)
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[00:22.85]And then the music begins to play;
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[00:27.16]Automatically I'm on my way
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[00:30.22]Are you ready (Are you ready )
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[00:33.78]You get yours (you get yours)
[00:36.41]Cause I got mine, (cause I got mine);
[00:38.28]Do the Monkey Time, (Do the Monkey Time )
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[00:42.52]Do the Monkey, (Do the Monkey Time )
[00:45.34]Do the Monkey do the Monkey Time
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[00:48.80]Move your hips (move your hips)
[00:51.12]
[00:52.11]- Let your backbone slip, (Let your backbone slip )
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[00:55.68]Move your feet (move your feet)
[00:58.05]
[00:59.62]- Get on the beat, (Get on the )
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[01:02.56]Yeah yeah yeah Are you ready (Say are you ready )
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[01:07.30]You get yours (you get yours)
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[01:09.87]Cause I got mine, (cause I got mine);
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[01:12.80]Do the Monkey Time, (Do the Monkey Time )
[01:15.61]Do the Monkey, (Do the Monkey Time )
[01:18.05]Do the Monkey, (Do the Monkey Time )
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[01:22.30]Well there's a dance way over town
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[01:25.43]I don't know how it started, (I don't know how it started )
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[01:34.26]Callin' out around the world:
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[01:37.44]Are you ready for a brand new beat yeah
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[01:41.64]Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the street
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[01:47.83]They're dancing in Chicago (dancin' in the street)
[01:50.38]
[01:52.01]Way down in New Orleans (dancin' in the street)
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[01:55.33]Up in New York City (up in New York City )
[01:58.33]All we need is music (sweet sweet)
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[02:01.82]Sweet music (sweet sweet music);
[02:03.95]There'll be music everywhere, (sweet music everywhere )
[02:06.26]There'll be swinging swaying
[02:08.37]
[02:09.25]And records playing - Dancing in the street
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[02:13.37]Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
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[02:17.75]Just as long as you are there;
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[02:20.94]Come on every guy grab a girl
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[02:25.87]Everywhere around the world
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[02:29.26]Be dancing - They're dancing in the street
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[02:36.32]This is an invitation across the nation
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[02:40.62]- chance for folks to meet;
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[02:43.00]They're dancing in Chicago (Chicago )
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[02:47.49]Way down in New Orleans (New Orleans )
[02:50.06]Up in New York City, (up oh New York City )
[02:54.05]Philadelphia PA now, (Oh oh Philly )
[02:55.63]Baltimore and DC now, (and LA )
[03:00.55]Can't forget the Motor City, (Don't forget the Motor City )
[03:05.47]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
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[03:10.16]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
[03:13.75]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
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[03:17.32](Don't forget the Motor City ) Dancin' in the street
[03:23.02](Don't forget the Motor City ) Dancin' in the street
[03:25.73](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
[03:28.79](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
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[03:31.85](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
[03:35.48](I said it looks to me like this could be )
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[03:39.04]Wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate
[03:41.73]
[03:42.35]- I just dance dance dance
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[03:45.73]Just dance dance dance
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[03:51.38]Dancin' in the street
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[03:55.83]Dancin' in the street
[03:56.64]Dancin' in the street
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[04:02.41]Dancin' in the street
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[04:06.08]Dancin' in the street
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[04:09.63]Dancin' in the street
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[04:13.39]Dancin' in the street
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[04:18.32]Dancin' in the street
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[04:20.26]Dancin' in the street
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[04:24.36]Dancin' in the street