Do the strand
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1. There´s a new sensation, a fabulous creation,
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a danceable solution to teenage revolution.
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Do the Strand, love ,when you feel love,
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it´s the new way, that´s why we say, do the Strand.
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2. Do it on the tables, Quaglino´s place or Mabel´s,
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Slow and gentle, sentimental.
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All styles served here, Louis Seize we prefer,
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laissez-faire Le Strand.
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3. Tired of the tango, fed up with fandango,
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dance on moonbeams, slide on rainbows,
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in furs or blue jeans, you know what I mean,
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do the Strand.
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Solo;
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4. Had your fill of quadrilles, the madison and cheap thrills,
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bored with the beguine, the samba isn´t your scene.
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They´re playing our tune, by the pale moon.
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We´re incognito down the Lido,
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and we like the Strand.
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5. Arabs at oasis, Eskimos and Chinese,
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if you feel blue, look through Who´s Who.
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See La Goulue, and Nijinsky,
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do the Strandsky.
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6. Weary of the waltz, and mashed potato schmaltz.
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Rhododendron is a nice flower,
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evergreen it lasts forever , but it can´t beat Strand power.
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The Sphinx and Mona Lisa, Lolita and Guernica,
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did the Strand.
