she said she trained to be a dancer,
but she had a proper job by day,
charlie chaplin knew her father
before he passed away.
asked could i help her with a problem,
she doesn't get out much no more:
"i'm not looking for a lover, no no no.
i wanna dance that's all."
oh i wanna dance that's all.
i wanna dance that's all.
i wanna dance that's all.
and all around the world are people singing "hallelujah!"
and every man in town wants to do it to ya,
with your back up against the cigarette machine.
oh it's bad for your health if you know what i mean, oh yeah.
and the guys at the front have seen your act one million times before,
but nobody does it quite the same so they're sitting down for more.
but you're making them feel so useless and dumb,
'cause they've seen it all and they still can't come.
ahhhhh.
let me tell ya: it's a dirty world.
oh it's a dirty world. it's a dirty world.
it's a dirty world. it's a dirty world.
and everybody in the house says whoah,
and everybody in the house says yeah.
everybody in the house says whoah,
everybody in the house says yeah.
with the period features and original dust and the china everywhere,
and you dance till the place goes up in flames,
then you lay down in the charred remains.
that's where i come in with my second-hand excuse for technique,
yeah. technique, yeah.
oh ain't that a treat, yeah?
and everybody in the house says whoah,
and everybody in the house says yeah.
everybody in the house says whoah,
everybody in the house says yeah.
you see, i always wanted to be a dancer
but i just could not get it right.
it got me down at parties,
so i used to sit and drink all night.
ow i see it's not so hard,
all i needed was a partner,
someone even dirtier than me.
and i'm so glad i found ya,
yeah, i'm so glad i found ya.
oh it's a dirty world, it's a dirty world..
it's a dirty world. (repeat to fade)
and everybody in the house says whoah,
and everybody in the house says yeah. (repeat to fade)