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1.
One Two Three
And they've all gone down
Getcher dancin' shoes babe
We're goin' out on the town
We're goin' dancin'
   Doo wop a doo
We're goin' dancin'
   Shoo boop a doo be
Goin' dancin'
All de leedle tykes're asleep.

2.
O, we can smoke a jug o' wine
An we can flip a couple lids
If we can only find a sitter
Who'll come 'n' mind the kids
We're goin' dancin'
   Bo do dee oh
We're goin' dancin'
   Woh woh woh
Goin' dancin'
Wait a sec, I think I heard a peep.

3.
Change a diaper then another
Dad I wanna drinka water
Got a dolly for my daughter
Tuck her brother into bed
And we'll go dancin'
   Whee-dee-dee  dee-dee-dee
   dee-dee-dee-dah-dah
Dancin'
   Ya-ta-ta  ta-ta-ta
   na-na-na  na-na-na
Dancin'
Babe just go 'n' getcher dancin' shoes.

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4.
Granny's feelin' po'ly
An' the sitter's got a test tomorrow
Then our frien' nex' door comes down
A-lookin' for yer shoes t' borrow
Dancin'
   Hup hup hup
She's goin' dancin'
   Yup yup yup
Goin' dancin'
I think I got those
   got no babysitter blues!

Got No Babysitter Blues -- Written in Chicago, Summer of 1987. Let's see... the kids were ages two and six back then. Yup. First web publication ©1997 Mar 17. Published to mindfulwebworks.com 2007 May 02.
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