Barefootin'
Dance Unleashed: Barefootin' Groove Revelry
Lyrics
Everybody get on your feet
Encouraging everyone to stand up and get ready for something exciting.
You make me nervous when you in your seat
Expressing unease or excitement about the person's actions while sitting.
Take off your shoes and pat your feet
Instructing people to take off their shoes and enjoy the rhythm by tapping their feet.
We're doin' a dance that can't be beat
Indicating that they are engaging in a dance that is unbeatable or exceptional.
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
Reiterating the enjoyment and emphasis on barefoot dancing.
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
-Went to a party the other night
Describing a party where someone, Long tall Sally, dances energetically without shoes.
Long tall Sally was out of sight
-Threw way her wig, and her high sneakers too
-She did a dance without any shoes
-She was barefootin', she was barefootin'
Highlighting Long tall Sally's barefoot dance and the excitement it brings.
She was barefootin', she was barefootin'
-Hey, little gal with the red dress on
Addressing a girl in a red dress, suggesting she can dance barefoot all night.
I bet you can barefoot all night long
-Take off your shoes and throw them away
Encouraging the girl to take off her shoes and dance freely, assuring she can retrieve them later.
Come back and get them another day
-We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
Repeating the joy of barefoot dancing, emphasizing its infectious nature.
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
-We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
-Every body take of your shoes, gonna dance with it
Instructing everyone to take off their shoes and join the dance.
Lil John Henry he said to Sue,
Describing a conversation between Lil John Henry and Sue about barefooting, with Sue claiming to have done it since childhood.
If I was barefootin' would you barefoot too
-Sue told John, "I'm thirty two,
-I've been barefootin' ever since I was two
-We barefootin' we barefootin'
Reinforcing the theme of barefoot dancing, inviting everyone to join in the celebration.
We barefootin' we barefootin'
-Every body take of your shoes, gonna dance with it
-We barefootin' we barefootin'
-We barefootin' we barefootin'
-We barefootin' we barefootin'
Final repetition of the enthusiasm for barefooting and the invitation to participate.
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