[Intro: Michael Des Barres]
Good evening!

[Verse 1: Michael Des Barres]
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
The summer's here
And the time is right
For dancing in the street

[Chorus: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long
You are there
Come on
Every guy
Grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
They'll be dancing (Dancing in the street)

[Post-Chorus 1: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
They're dancing in the street (Dancing in the street)
They're dancing in Chicago (Dancing in the street)
Down in New Orleans (Dancing in the street)
Around here in Hartford (Dancing in the street)
[Hook: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
All wе need is music (Music)
Sweet music (Music)
There'll be music еverywhere
There'll be swinging
Swaying
And records playing
Dancing in the street

[Chorus: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long
You are there
Come on
Every guy
Grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
They'll be dancing (Dancing in the street)
They're dancing in the street (Dancing in the street)

[Post-Chorus 2: Michael Des Barres, Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton]
Dancing across the nation
A place where folks do heat
There'll be swinging
Swaying
And records playing
Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore and D.C. now
Can't forget the Motor City
[Hook: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
All we need is music (Music)
Sweet music (Music)
There'll be music everywhere (Music)
There'll be swinging
Swaying
Records playing
And dancing in the street

[Chorus: Michael Des Barres, (Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton)]
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long
You are there
Come on
Every guy
Grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
They'll be dancing
Come on, now, Hartford!

[Coda: Michael Des Barres, Curtis King & Fonzi Thornton]
Oh, yeah
Dancing in the street
Every night!
Dancing in the street, oooh
Dancing in the street
Dancing in the street
Dancing in the street