Dancing Girl - Terry Callier: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Dancing Girl

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Singer/Songwriter

Dancing Girl was released on January 1, 1973 by Geffen* as a part of the album What Color Is Love

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Terry Callier

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Terry Callier

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Charles Stepney

Charles Stepney

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I saw a dream last night

Bright like a falling star

And the sources of light

Seemed so near

Yet so far

[Verse 2]

I thought I was in flight

Out where the planets are

Moving between day and night

Here am I

And there you are

[Chorus]

Follow the dancing girl

Vision and embrace

Such an entrancing girl

She moves with such rhythm and grace

Who can she be?

Follow the dancing girl

Go to the quiet place

Here in the weary world

Somewhere between time and space

We shall be free

[Instrumental]

Each of us is born alone

Well, welcome to the twilight zone

You can leave with only what you bring

Things we cannot see appear

Singing songs we cannot hear

And everything is surely everything

Meanwhile in the ghetto's dust and gloom

Bird is blowin' in his room

All those notes

All those notes

All those notes

Won't take the pain away

And man, you'll surely come to harm

With that needle all up in your arm

And dope will never turn the night to day

Just a little further down the line

Baby sister, it's these streets at night

I say the wind blows chilly

And the women need new shoes

So just tell her

[Refrain]

Said, tell her what you wanna do

Boogie, bop or boogaloo?

I said, tell her what you wanna do

Boogie, bop or boogaloo?

Tell her what you wanna do

Boogie, bop or boogaloo?

I said, tell her, tell her

What you wanna do

Boogie, bop or boogaloo?

[Instrumental]

Dance, girl

[Instrumental]

I saw a dream last night

Bright like a falling star

And the sources of light

Seemed so near

Yet so far

Written by: Terry Callier

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