‘Smallie Dancing’

Verse 1

There is a man who is a part of the joy
That we once knew
A little light that burns a hole in the blight
And frees a lover
He comes around,
Jus’ when the music is found,
Out of the blue
With every song
You see him spinning around,
It’s life, sweet life
He’ll dance to the bands
Who came and raised up the hall
His soul says “I do”
To every note that he feels
An’ he’ll dance with the ones
Whose very tears say it all
Each year he never misses the boat,
Or a note, or a beat.
There he goes.

Chorus

SMALLIE DANCING
Little man with a heart of gold
SMALLIE DANCING
Lost away in a sweet control
SMALLIE DANCING
Like he’s dancing for you and me now
SMALLIE DANCING
Feel his spirit, so sweet and free
SMALLIE danced, SMALLIE danced
SMALLIE danced into the night.

Verse 2

With every note
He spins around and around,
’Til the song, is flying
This little man
Whose spirit lies in a pan,
Is dancing away
And only when the final note in its joy,
Says we’re goodbye-ing
Then like a plan,
You know this magical man,
Like day, he melts
He danced to the bands
Who came and raised up the heat
His soul said “I do”
To every note that was born
And he danced for the bands whose shoulders sank in defeat
Not once did his spirit ever cry,
Ever lie, wonder why, wonder why?

Chorus
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Verse 3

This panorama,
I’ll be eager to see him manifest
Riding upon, every run, from tenor to bass
He’s such a part- of the rhythm of life,
That life says “Yes!”
Spinning away,
Did I just hear him say
“The pans, the pans”?
He’ll dance, for the crowds,
And yes-  he’ll dance for his life
His soul and the music will reveal our joy
And he’ll dance, such a dance
That cuts our blues, like a knife
And the pain of our everyday, is gone,
For awhile, for a dance, sing a song

Chorus
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Repeat Verse 1

Rudder, July 6th 2013 (c)(p) COTT

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