[00:00.00]Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street (Album Version) - Laura Nyro/LaBelle
[00:08.22]Well there's a dance way over town
[00:11.10]I don't know how it started (don't know how it started);
[00:15.03]All I know is when the people dance
[00:18.10]It's so hard to get parted (so hard to get parted)
[00:22.85]And then the music begins to play;
[00:27.16]Automatically I'm on my way
[00:30.22]Are you ready (Are you ready )
[00:33.78]You get yours (you get yours)
[00:36.41]Cause I got mine (cause I got mine);
[00:38.28]Do the Monkey Time (Do the Monkey Time )
[00:42.52]Do the Monkey (Do the Monkey Time )
[00:45.34]Do the Monkey do the Monkey Time
[00:48.80]Move your hips (move your hips)
[00:52.11]- Let your backbone slip (Let your backbone slip )
[00:55.68]Move your feet (move your feet)
[00:59.62]- Get on the beat (Get on the )
[01:02.56]Yeah yeah yeah Are you ready (Say are you ready )
[01:07.30]You get yours (you get yours)
[01:09.87]Cause I got mine (cause I got mine);
[01:12.80]Do the Monkey Time (Do the Monkey Time )
[01:15.61]Do the Monkey (Do the Monkey Time )
[01:18.05]Do the Monkey (Do the Monkey Time )
[01:22.30]Well there's a dance way over town
[01:25.43]I don't know how it started (I don't know how it started )
[01:34.26]Callin' out around the world:
[01:37.44]Are you ready for a brand new beat yeah
[01:41.64]Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the street
[01:47.83]They're dancing in Chicago (dancin' in the street)
[01:52.01]Way down in New Orleans (dancin' in the street)
[01:55.33]Up in New York City (up in New York City )
[01:58.33]All we need is music (sweet sweet)
[02:01.82]Sweet music (sweet sweet music);
[02:03.95]There'll be music everywhere (sweet music everywhere )
[02:06.26]There'll be swinging swaying
[02:09.25]And records playing - Dancing in the street
[02:13.37]Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
[02:17.75]Just as long as you are there;
[02:20.94]Come on every guy grab a girl
[02:25.87]Everywhere around the world
[02:29.26]Be dancing - They're dancing in the street
[02:36.32]This is an invitation across the nation
[02:40.62]- chance for folks to meet;
[02:43.00]They're dancing in Chicago (Chicago )
[02:47.49]Way down in New Orleans (New Orleans )
[02:50.06]Up in New York City (up oh New York City )
[02:54.05]Philadelphia PA now (Oh oh Philly )
[02:55.63]Baltimore and DC now (and LA )
[03:00.55]Can't forget the Motor City (Don't forget the Motor City )
[03:05.47]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
[03:10.16]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
[03:13.75]Don't forget the Motor City (Oh )
[03:17.32](Don't forget the Motor City ) Dancin' in the street
[03:23.02](Don't forget the Motor City ) Dancin' in the street
[03:25.73](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
[03:28.79](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
[03:31.85](I said it looks to me like this could be ) Motor City
[03:35.48](I said it looks to me like this could be )
[03:39.04]Wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate
[03:42.35]- I just dance dance dance
[03:45.73]Just dance dance dance
[03:51.38]Dancin' in the street
[03:55.83]Dancin' in the street
[03:56.64]Dancin' in the street
[04:02.41]Dancin' in the street
[04:06.08]Dancin' in the street
[04:09.63]Dancin' in the street
[04:13.39]Dancin' in the street
[04:18.32]Dancin' in the street
[04:20.26]Dancin' in the street
[04:24.36]Dancin' in the street