gather ’round my friends here
help me forget my hurtin’ tears
about the only girl i ever loved
the only one baby
i gotta dance to keep from cryin’ crying
gotta dance to keep from crying’ crying
whoa do the flop do the flop
do the twist do the twist
everybody it goes like this
you gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
i’m so lonely since we parted
you memory leaves me so broken hearted
i gotta dance to keep from cryin’ crying
gotta dance to keep from crying’ crying
do the bird do the bird
do the fly do the fly
come on gang you know by by by oh yeah
do the bang yeah you can’t miss
everybody yeah it goes like this
you gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
heartaches can gather ’round
misery i sure have found
i gotta dance to keep from cryin’ crying
gotta dance to keep from crying’ crying
you goin’ softer now you goin’ softer now
you goin’ soft right now yeah yeah
everybody clap their hands now
alright yeah alright yeah
i want you to go harder now baby
i want you to go harder now baby
yeah yeah you go harder now
you walk right up yeah yeah
you go harder now yeah
you go hard now yeah
you gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
you gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
gotta dance got me swayin’ got me alright
Artist: The Miracles
Year: 1963
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 167