Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Pere Ubu
Canonical path: /pere-ubu/the-modern-dance
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Modern Dance
Read The Modern Dance lyrics by Pere Ubu on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Modern Dance
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The modern dance.
Down to the bus
into the town
our poor boy can't get around
Eight fifty-five
down at the show
she leaves early
He'll never know
Cuz our poor boy
believes in chance
he'll never get the modern dance
Under the door there's an eye on the place
He watches for the shadows race
Watch real close
Look real fast
He's in touch
It'll never last
Cuz our poor boy
believes in chance
he'll never get the modern dance
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Pere Ubu performs "The Modern Dance", and this lyric page sits inside the Pere Ubu catalog on LyroVerse.
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