Caedmon's Call

Dance

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My name is Mary and I'm from Greenville, Mississippi 
But this is where i live here in this old folk's dormitory 
Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us 
And she plays that old upright 
But Sarah always seems to leave us 
When she plays something comes over me 
Goes from my head all the way to my feet 

And i wanna dance 
i wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance 
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance 
All right, I wanna dance 
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance 
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringing in my ears 
And one day i'm gonna dance my way right outta here 

I had three girls and a boy but now one's gone up to Heaven 
She's with her papa now 'cause he left for lack of penicillin 
The older that i get i figure everyone is dying 
They're all dying for a change 
I know I'm dying for some action 
But days like these Sunday seems so far away 
So until then I'm gonna sit right here and here i'll stay

	

Submitted by

oisterhedphan On Jan 07, 2002

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by princesssarah

23y ago

This song....wow.. This song makes me feel like I could conquer the world... When we dance..we are our happiest,despite the bad things that have happened to us.. this song is amazing and meaninful and beautiful and wonderful..and everything i wish i could feel all the time!!

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by dead_kennedys

23y ago

bleah

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by princesssarah

22y ago

bleah yourself.. why don't you like it? give some insight, not a noise.

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by smalltownsara

20y ago

I love this song. I hope I will dance all my life like the woman in the song. The sounds and the message blend so well here; it takes me to another place...

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by Hephzibah

18y ago

the woman in the song is derek webb's grandmother and after visiting with her he was inspired to write this song...he said he tried to keep it in her words as much as possible. i think he talks about it on his album "the house show" but i may be mistaken.

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by cattieloves

18y ago

I think it's cute that 2 of the people who replied to this song are named Sarah. :*)

"Every Sunday night, you know that Sarah comes to see us..."

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