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Jersey, Jersey City
Manhattan Island, Manhattan Island

Well you know that it's just all right
if it makes you feel like you wanna dance
It makes you feel like you wanna dance

Follow, follow
follow, follow

Jersey, now Jersey City, Manhattan, Manhattan Island
Follow, follow the leader, follow the leader

Well if it makes you feel
like you wanna dance
Like you wanna dance

Follow, follow the leader
Follow, follow the leader

Follow, follow the leader
Follow, follow the leader
Jersey, Jersey City
Ah, Manhattan Island
New York City, Manhattan Island
Follow, follow the leader

Follow, follow the leader
Follow, follow the leader
New York, New York City
New York, New York City

If it makes you feel
like you want to dance
Yeah, like you want to dance

You gotta follow
follow the leader
Follow
follow the leader

And if it makes you feel
just like you wanna dance
Like you wanna dance

You got to follow
follow the leader
Follow,
follow the leader

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by IrishMan44

11y ago

A very underrated song in my opinion. On one hand I wish they did a studio recording that was just as long as this live version but with better audio from the studio of course, but on the other hand I don't think the studio version would have had the same energy that this one punches. So touche.

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