Sweet Irene is the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida She can Hustle and frug, tango and boogaloo Whoa the girl knows how to shake it up. From Coconut Grove to Fort Lauderdale everybody clears off the floor 'Cause when she's got her dancing shoes on- gyratin' along They all cry out for more, more, more, Of Sweet Irene the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida Old Buddy Brown lives on the outskirts of town He's fat and got two left feet His eyes, they are crossed, he is constantly lost And oh, that boy can't keep a beat He's got a crush on Irene, if you know what I mean, But he don't stand a chance Cause even if a fella is nice she don't look twice Unless the guy can dance, dance, dance With Sweet Irene, the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida
But one day Buddy walked into an Arthur Murrays (side, together, step, side, side, together, step, side) 10 weeks later he come struttin' out He called Irene up in a hurry You know, she was wondering What Buddy Brown could be callin' her about. But now Sweet Irene the Disco Queen She got herself quite a man He ain't much to look at, he's crosseyed and fat, But oh, that boy can dance, dance, dance. Watch him Shimmy and shake, boogaloo and skate, Throw a little rhumba in When he lifts her up high, dips her down low Oh Buddy Brown is in heaven With Sweet Irene the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida Irene the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida Irene the Disco Queen of Miami, Florida.