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Artist: Ian Dury
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Body Song
Body Song lyrics by Ian Dury. The foot which steps with measured tread Receives instructions from your head It's the body song It's the body song The leg, a...
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Body Song
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The foot which steps with measured tread
Receives instructions from your head
It's the body song
It's the body song
The leg, a source of much delight
Which carries weight and governs height
It's the body song
It's the body song
The flesh we've got beneath our skin
Is what we keep our feelings in
It's the body song
It's the body song
Manipulation has its charms
For fingers, hands and also arms
It's the body song
It's the body song
Dreams of joy and songs of pain
Come well inside the brain's domain
It's the body song
It's the body song
The sight of smiles upon the face
Gives hope for all the human race
It's the body song
It's the body song
The mysteries that most perplex
Are heart of love and soul of sex
It's the body song
It's the body song
What bodies need in general terms
Is food and clothes and free of germs
It's the body song
It's the body song
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