Adam Levy: 'No Dancing'

Shot under the Manhattan Bridge, NYC.

A very windy day, so the audio is not great. Sorry, audiophiles!

"No Dancing"
Words & Music: Adam Levy

I heard a clock strike 13 times
The streets were paved with crooked lines
My teardrops tasted like plum wine
The day the dancing stopped

The words fell out of all the books
The jailhouse turned out all the crooks
And Miss Gibraltar lost her looks
The day the dancing stopped

No Watusi
No more Cuban slide
No more shang-a-lang
Hips swaying side to side
Hang your shoes up on the wall
Tell your lover not to call
Throw a blanket 'cross the floor
'Cause there ain't no dancing no more

A watermelon with no rind
A dictionary redefined
A staring contest for the blind
The day the dancing stopped

The laws of physics overturned
Rome fiddled while old Nero burned
And all the lessons got unlearned
The day the dancing stopped

No Watusi ...

I saw my shadow in the shade
Honeybees made lemonade
Uranus was in retrograde
The day the dancing stopped

When Chicken Little kissed the sky
A knock-knock joke done made me cry
And no one knew the reason why
The day the dancing stopped

No Watusi ...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Adam Levy
• singer/songwriter
• acoustic guitar
• Martin guitar
• original