I'm a disco dancer
But I've got no place to go
(I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy)
Im a disco dancer baby
But my feet wont touch the floor
(I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy)
Oh no
I've been sleeping twenty years or more
I remember a long time ago
(I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy)
Nya nya nya nya
I've been looking for a dance to do
I've been looking for some answers, too
Now I'm back to change your mind
Now I'm moving right in time
In a world that's turned unkind
I see what's going on behind my back
Im a disco dancer
I keep dancin' on and on
(I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy)
Oh no
Im a disco dancer baby
But I think that something's wrong


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Disco Dancer Lyrics as written by Mark Allen Mothersbaugh Gerald V. Casale

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    This song was inspired by an Indian song whose English refrain was something like "I am a disco - I am a disco."

    I think it's basically about being an apolitical clubgoer/young person, then suddenly realizing all the crap that's been going on while you were "out." Or, you know, it could be about time travel - this is Devo after all.

    Dubious Meriton March 06, 2006   Link

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