She said she trained to be a dancer

but she had a proper job by day

Charlie Chaplin knew her father

before he passed away



She asked could I help her with a problem

She doesn't get out much no more

"I'm not looking for a lover - no, no, no

I wanna dance that's all"

I wanna dance that's all

I wanna dance that's all

I wanna dance that's all



And all around the world are people singing "hallelujah"

And every man in town wants to do it to you

With your back up against the cigarette machine

Oh, it's bad for your health if you know what I mean - oh yeah

Oh yeah



And the guys at the front have seen your act one million times before

And nobody does it quite the same, so they're sitting down for more

But you're making them feel so useless and dumb

'cos they've seen it all and they still can't come

Oh, let me tell you - it's a dirty world

Oh, it's a dirty world

It's a dirty world

It's a dirty world

It's a dirty world



And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!"

And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!"



With the period features and original dust and the china everywhere

And you dance 'til the place goes up in flames

And you lay down in the charred remains

That's where I come in with my second-hand excuse for technique, yeah

Technique, yeah

Well, ain't that a treat, yeah?



And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!"

And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!"



You see, I always wanted to be a dancer

but I just could not get it right

And it got me down at parties

so I used to sit and drink all night



Now I see it's not so hard

all I needed was a partner

Someone even dirtier than me

And I'm so glad I found you

Yeah, I'm so glad I found you



Oh, it's a dirty world

It's a dirty world

It's a dirty world

It's a dirty world ...



And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!"

And everybody in the house says "whoah"

And everybody in the house says "yeah!" ...