Surprisingly, this song is about the disease \'St. Vitus Dance\' or Sydenam\'s Chorea, which comes from the Greco-Roman word implying the act of dancing. The word chorea was first applied by Paracelsus to the frenzied movements of religious fanatics who, during the middle ages, journeyed to the healing shrine of St. Vitus.
Surprisingly, this song is about the disease \'St. Vitus Dance\' or Sydenam\'s Chorea, which comes from the Greco-Roman word implying the act of dancing. The word chorea was first applied by Paracelsus to the frenzied movements of religious fanatics who, during the middle ages, journeyed to the healing shrine of St. Vitus.