Mark Knopfler - Secondary Waltz + lyrics

Mark Knopfler - Secondary Waltz

Lyrics:

The school Christmas party is coming
We ain't doing rugby no more
McIntyre's teaching us waltzing
Out on the gymnasium floor
Out on the gymnasium floor

McIntyre's out of the army
You'll be slippered if you get it wrong
McIntyre's din booms loud in the gym
And we've only got a little short song
We've only got a little short song

And it's one-two-three two-two we're all a disgrace
McIntyre tore us apart
And we danced with ourselves, when we'd all found a space
Waltzing with fear in our hearts
Waltzing with fear in our hearts

Comes the day of the final maneuvers
All of our heads are a-whirl
It's gettin' much closer to D-day
This time we're going to do it with girls
This time we're going to do it with girls

In the arena the ladies were waiting
A twelve year partner to guide
Some matches were fixed, the rest of us mixed
And a fat girl got left at the side
A fat girl got left at the side

And it's one-two-three two-two we're all a disgrace
McIntyre tore us apart
And we danced with ourselves, when we'd all found a space
Waltzing with fear in our hearts
Waltzing with fear in our hearts

When you come to my fights and I'm under the lights
And you see that my footwork is false
Don't count me out, at the start of the bout
I'm just doing the secondary waltz
Doing the secondary waltz

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Tags:

• Mark
• Knopfler
• Secondary
• Waltz

[ceangriseus]

It's "We've only got our little shorts on..." Check his website & get it right.

[bd80]

Since the first time I heard this, I'm pretty sure these lyrics are plenty of funny double meanings.... :D

[astonishingarts]

Thank you!

[ALBAN425]

Melodia hermosa!!, como todas las de éste prodigioso y bendito Hombre!

[GeorgeTel100]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING IT...

[huduyudu]

As Virgil, singer/songwriter/frontman for "The Juvenators" said "Nobody cares after their first few beers anyway" LOL I have seen MK twice...not nearly enough, what a guy and band. Thanks for posting!

[Blazingtail]

@ehdority No it's "we've only go our little short song" I looked at him live in a video and I heard and lip read him say short song.

[ehdority]

The lyrics are great to have to figure out how to play the song...thanks. One possible correction though: I think he sings, "We've only got our little shorts on, we've only got our little shorts on" as opposed to "only got our little short song" as you have. They are in the gym dancing in their gym shorts...right?

[fran21st]

its not that hard Mark-- I'll teach you !!