In a dance band competition fox-trotting with my girl Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away High geared razzle dazzle, recession is the trouble Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away Thirty hours on the floor and twenty partners left Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away Feel so tired it must be a week, nearly on my knees Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away California, you always seem to have the sun But I never really got near to it And you try your hand at anything you know Just to try and earn a dollar In a dance band competition fox-trotting with my girl Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away High geared razzle dazzle, recession is the trouble Dance, dance, dance all night, dance your life away California, you always seem to have the sun But I never really got near to it And you try your hand at anything you know Just to try and earn a dollar