| On summer nights when the barn is high
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| The stars are twinkling in the sky
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| Take a walk by the riverside
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| And let the music be your guide
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| Follow where the pathway takes you
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| On your bike or arm in arm
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| Through the crossroad, to the dance hall
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| Down the road to Murphy’s barn
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| We plant the seeds and till the soil
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| We pray for rain and pray for sun
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| Now it’s time to stop a while
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| Forget your worries everyone
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| Once the barn was full of grain
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| Then old Murphy took the chance
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| Cleaned it out and hired a band
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| Now it’s the ballroom of romance
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Leave your troubles at the door
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| We will dance until the morning light
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| Come take my hand and we’ll take the floor
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Around the floor, now one two three
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| We will dance until the break of dawn
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| So take my hand and dance with me
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| The week is over, work is done
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| So now it’s time to have some fun
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| The place is old and there’s money owed
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| Tonight forget that heavy load
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| The sky is clear, without a cloud
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| The air, it hums with music loud
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| The moon is full and shining bright
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| They’ll come from far and wide tonight
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| Will I get to steal a dance
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| With the one who puts me in a trance?
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| Now, at least, you get to dance
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| Down at the ballroom of romance
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Leave your troubles at the door
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| We will dance until the morning light
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| Come take my hand and we’ll take the floor
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Around the floor, now one two three
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| We will dance until the break of dawn
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| So take my hand and dance with me
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| Shined his boots and combed his hair
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| Chosen something fine to wear
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| By cap and glove, could this be love?
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| Is there magic in the air?
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| The one that chases every day
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| Now is lost for words to say
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| To the girl in the flowing dress
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| This night they never will forget
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Leave your troubles at the door
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| We will dance until the morning light
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| Come take my hand and we’ll take the floor
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Around the floor, now one two three
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| We will dance until the break of dawn
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| So take my hand and dance with me
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
|
| Leave your troubles at the door
|
| We will dance until the morning light
|
| Come take my hand and we’ll take the floor
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| Whack for the danna, swing your partner
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| Around the floor, now one two three
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| We will dance until the break of dawn
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| So take my hand and dance with me |