# Speak to me in succinct song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666 "2014-06-26T02:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 279
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5561 "2016-04-15T15:16:15Z")
I’m your private dancer, a dancer for money I’ll do what you want me to do I’m your private dancer, a dancer for money And any old music will do ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5562 "2016-04-15T16:26:36Z")
Just let me hear some of that Rock And Roll Music, Any old way you choose it; It’s got a back beat, you can’t lose it, Any old time you use it. It’s gotta be Rock And Roll Music, If you want to dance with me, If you want to dance with me. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5563 "2016-04-15T18:55:04Z")
It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled It’s been a long time since I did The Stroll Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back Baby, where I come from It’s been a long time, been a long time, been a long A lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Yes it has. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5564 "2016-04-15T19:45:39Z")
Tired of the tango Fed up with my fandango Dance on moonbeams Slide on rainbows In furs or blue jeans You know what I mean Do the strand ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5565 "2016-04-15T22:18:33Z")
We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5566 "2016-04-15T22:51:53Z")
Now, there’s to be an official ball tonight and we’re all going to do that new dance, the Spanish Panic! The basic step is: Flip your skirt, Open Close right, right, right Its like the magic step only forwards. Now let’s all try it! Take partners, please. Prepare! And… ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5567 "2016-04-16T00:26:04Z")
It’s just a jump to the left And then a step to the right With your hand on your hips You bring your knees in tight ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5568 "2016-04-16T01:18:37Z")
You put your right hand in, You put your right hand out, You put your right hand in, And you shake it all about, You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around That what it’s all about. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5569 "2016-04-16T01:38:31Z")
You put your hand on your head Put your foot in the air Then you hop around in the room In your underwear Ain’t ever been nothin’ quite like this Come on baby it’s the Wilbury Twist ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5570 "2016-04-16T01:40:40Z")
To everything, turn, turn, turn. There is a season, turn, turn, turn. And a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to build up, a time to break down. A time to dance, a time to mourn. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5571 "2016-04-16T03:37:38Z")
It’s the time of the season When love runs high In this time, give it to me easy And let me try with pleasured hands To take you in the sun to promised lands To show you every one It’s the time of the season for loving ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5572 "2016-04-16T14:19:15Z")
‘Cause she brightened up the day like the early morning sun And she made what I was doin’ seem worth while It’s the closest thing to living that I guess I’ve ever known And it made me wanna smile, when I loved her I know some of us were born to cast our fortune to the winds And I guess, I’m bound to travel down a road that never ends But I know I’ll never look upon the likes of her again And I’ll never understand why I lost her ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5573 "2016-04-16T15:14:13Z")
Four strong winds that blow lonely; Seven Seas running high. All those things that don’t change, come what may But our good times have all gone and Im bound for moving on I’ll look for you if Im ever back this way ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5574 "2016-04-16T15:26:40Z")
whoever treasures freedom Like the swallow has learned to fly How the winds are laughing They laugh with all their might Laugh and laugh the whole day through And half the summer’s night ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5575 "2016-04-16T16:24:04Z")
Time goes slowly, but carries on And now the best years have come and gone You took me by surprise I didn’t realize that you were laughing Laughing, ‘cause you’re doin’ it to me Laughing, it ain’t the way it should be You took away everything I had You put the hurt on me ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5576 "2016-04-16T18:07:02Z")
Fire is the Devil’s only friend And as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell could break that Satan’s spell An, as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite, I saw… Satan laughing with delight the day the music died ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5577 "2016-04-16T19:47:56Z")
Stare into an empty room A chair, a desk, a book on the bed But no one is there to see my gifts Loneliness is my only friend Cold breeze upon my back A slow chill moves up my spine I feel the touch upon my head I turn to look, but there’s nothing to find ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5578 "2016-04-16T21:57:42Z")
Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room Young girl, violence, center of her own attention The mother reads aloud child tries to understand it Tries to make her proud ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5579 "2016-04-16T23:05:07Z")
In his dreams he’s taken away by alien beings to another galaxy, deep in space To a planet where a man can live out his fantasies And experience Unimaginable pleasures. But morning comes and soon the realities of life will shatter his illusions And the clichés of the world will bring him down. But still, he’s waiting for a change ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5580 "2016-04-17T02:03:13Z")
The waiting is the hardest part Every day you see one more card You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=280)