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Hey there, teenage Baltimore! |
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Don't change that channel ' |
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cause it's time...for The Corny Collins Show... |
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Brought to you by Ultra Clutch hairspray. |
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Oh, every afternoon when the clock strikes four |
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Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba ba bee ba |
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Well, a crazy bunch of kids crash |
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through that door, yeah |
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Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba ba bee ba |
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Well, they throw off their coats |
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And leave the squares behind |
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And then they shake it, shake it, shake it |
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Like they're losin' their mind |
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You'll never see them frown |
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'Cause they're the nicest kids in town |
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Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh |
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Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh |
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Oh, every afternoon you turn your TV on, huh |
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Naa na na na na na na na |
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Yeah, we know you turn the sound up |
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When your parents are gone, yeah |
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Naa na na na na na na na |
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Then you twist and shout for your favorite star |
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And when you've practiced every step |
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That's in your repertoire |
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You better come on down |
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And meet the nicest kids in town |
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Whoo! |
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Nice white kids who like to lead the way |
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And once a month we have our Negro Day |
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And I'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round |
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Mr. Corny Collins with the latest greatest |
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Baltimore sound |
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So, every afternoon drop everything Whoo! |
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Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba ba bee ba |
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Who needs to read and write |
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When you can dance and sing, yeah! |
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Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba ba bee ba |
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Forget about your algebra and calculus * |
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You can always do your homework on the mornin' bus * |
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Can't tell a verb from a noun |
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They're the nicest kids in town |
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Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh |
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R... r... r... role call! |
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I'm Amber. |
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Brad. |
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Tammy.Fender. |
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- Brenda.- Sketch. |
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- Shelley.- IQ. |
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Lou Ann. |
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- Joey. |
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- Mikey.- Vicki.- Becky.- Bix.- Jesse. |
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- Darla.- Paulie. |
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- Noreen.- Doreen. |
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And I'm... Link. |
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So, if every night you're shakin' |
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As you lie in bed |
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Mony, mony Shake it, baby |
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And the bass and drums are poundin' in your head |
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Mony, mony, ooh, mony, mony |
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Who cares about sleep when you can snooze in school |
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You'll never get to college but you'll sure look cool |
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Don't need a cap or a gown |
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When you're the nicest kids in town |
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Nicest Nicest |
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Nicest Nicest |
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Nicest kids in |
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Kids in town, whoo! |
