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Artist: Lucky Dube
Canonical path: /lucky-dube/let-the-band-play-on
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Let the Band Play On
Read Let the Band Play On lyrics by Lucky Dube on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Let the Band Play On
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Even though his times are hard
You can hardly see it on his face
Because of the smile
People coming in from miles away
To hear him sing and see him play
So he can' t disappoint them now
The room is full of smoke
But he can see them dancing
And he can see them crying
It doesn' t bother him at all 'Cause he knows it' s only tears of joy
Chorus:
Let the band play on
There' s a girl sitting by the corner there
And she looks at him with her big brown eyes
He smiles back and carries on playing
It doesn' t bother him at all
Somehow, it gives him some comfort
Police came in halfway through the night
With the good news
Neighbours are complaining
'Cause the music is so low low low low
So turn it up, now
Chorus:
Let the band play on
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Lucky Dube performs "Let the Band Play On", and this lyric page sits inside the Lucky Dube catalog on LyroVerse.
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