Key: G major
Verse 1
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I learned to dance when I was a boy, and dancing was my only joy,
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I'll still be dancing when you grow old,
When the seas dry up and
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My father taught me how to dance,
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He said it was my only chance to
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show my people how to be free,
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An ordinary boy like me.
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But I didn't cry, I didn't fret, I told them, scoffed their alphabet I packed my bags the very same night,
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and I danced off in the morning light
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I heard a cockerel blow his horn,
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The wind began to stir the way,
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I knew that ants would help to show the
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trees and flowers how to grow
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So knowing I must never tire,
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I gave a yell and lit a fire
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One day I took it in me mind
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So with me to the fair and wild I
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The viols around the church bells rang,
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The pope disclosed that we were wed,
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So lost unto our marriage bed
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In time came children, one, two, three,
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But they soon lost their prides and earth,
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They loved my wine, for all I knew that day,
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had gone for me to pass away
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Over the mountains, over the sea,
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But let me give you a word of warning,
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Around the corner of the next street,
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you'll hear the sound of my dancing feet
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Keep away, try not to hear whatever you do,
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The dance may take you dear to me,
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from lovers and friends and family
Outro 1
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