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Government Center

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Government Center

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Well we've got alot alot alot of hard work today

We gotta rock at the government center

Make the secretaries feel better

When they put those stamps on the letters

And they got alot alot alot of great desks and chairs

Uh huh, at the government center

We gotta make the secretaries feel better

When they put those stamps on all those letters

We gotta rock-a rock-a rock-a nonstop tonight

Uh huh, at the government center

Make the secretaries feel better

When they put the stamps on the letters

Won't stop until we see secretaries smile

We gotta see some office boys, they're jumpin' for joy

Tell old Mr. Ayhern (?), "Calm down a while.

You know that's the only way the center is ever gonna get better."

So let's rock-a rock-a rock-a nonstop tonight

Uh huh, at the government center

Make the secretaries feel better

When they put the stamps on the letters

We're gonna make 'em feel better

Oh look out

We're gonna help them out (Make them feel better - repeat)

Take all our equipment

Do rock & roll

That's right

Use that feeling inside, we're gonna transmit

Those secretaries will have to stand up, and not be able to sit

Oh it's gonna be fun, oh we won't get scared, we can't keep it down

Oh that feelin' inside we're gonna transmit it to life

Baby, aw modern dancin'

Yeah, yeah

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