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Dancing Did (single version)
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Dancing Did (single version) was released on January 1, 1982 by 13th Moon Recordings as a part of the album And Did Those Feet
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1982
Label13th Moon Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM130

Credits

Lyrics

Below the haze of a sun-drenched spire
Of a ruined abbey's remaining tower
Lies a market town in Worcestershire
Old market gardeners bring their fruit and veg yields
To this busy little island in its sea of fields
But nothing much moves now under the sinking sun
Except for lorries to the canneries, carrying plums
And a figure on the high road, as he ambles into town
For on a Friday evening he's always there about this time
With a red coat of dust on his hobnial boots
A black mirror finish on his well worn suit
Oak bark skin, squinting eye
Deep pored hook nose, he whistles like a lark
Razor in his waistcoat, playful as a shark
And though his teeth don't sparkle, his pocket watch shines
And says his six o'clock shadow is right on time
The road is his home, the ditch is his billet
He's got a hat on his head with a pheasant feather in it
Now some may call him ragamuffin, rambler, alley sloper
Vagrant, scatterling, ne'er do well, vagabond, landloper
Stroller, wanderer, rover, scruffy 'erbert, vicious Sid
But folks round here just know him as The Dancing Did
The Dancing Didicoi, The Dancing Didicoi
Since he was a boy, he's been a dancing did
In the back room of the Blue Boar the jukebox blares out Country and Western sounds
There he stands surrounded by a crowd
A mug of cider in his hand as his toecaps tap the ground
The audience laugh and shout and clap and throw coins at his feet
For entertainment in this town you'll find this hard to beat
Now some may call him ragamuffin, rambler, alley sloper
Vagrant, scatterling, ne'er do well, vagabond, landloper
Stroller, wanderer, rover, scruffy 'erbert, vicious Sid
But folks round here just know him as The Dancing Did
The Dancing Didicoi, The Dancing Didicoi
Since he was a boy, he's been a dancing did
The Dancing Didicoi, The Dancing Didicoi
Since he was a boy, he's been a dancing did
Written by: Tim Harrison
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