| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| [electric piano] | |
| Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear | |
| Just as long as you are there | |
| So come on, every guy grasp a | |
| 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 | |
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| Manchester | |
| Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia | |
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