(Stevenson-Hunter-Gaye)
Callin` out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer`s here and the time is right
For dancin` in the streets
They`re dancin` in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City
All we need is music, sweet music
There`ll be music everywhere
There`ll be swingin`, swayin` and records playin`
And dancin` in the streets
Oh, it doesn`t matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There`ll be dancin`
They`re dancin` in the street
This is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There`ll be laughin` and singin` and music swingin`
And dancin` in the streets
Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC
now)
Yeah don`t forget the Motor City (can`t forget the Motor City)
All we need is music, sweet music
There`ll be music everywhere
There`ll be swingin`, swayin` and records playin`
And dancin` in the street, yeah
Oh, it doesn`t matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grasp a girl
Everywhere around the world
There`ll be dancin`
They`re dancin` in the streets
Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)
Yeah don`t forget the Motor City
(can`t forget the Motor City)
All the way down in L.A. California
Not to mention Halifax Nova Scotia
Manchester Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia
The Mamas The Papas