Come Dancing Lyrics - Kinks

They put a parking lot on a piece of land 

Where the supermarket used to stand 

Before that, they put up a bowling alley 

On the site that used to be the local palais 

That's where the big bands used to come and play 

My sister went there on a Saturday 

Come dancing 

All her boyfriends used to come and call 

Why not come dancing? 

It's only natural 

Another Saturday, another date 

She would be ready, but she'd always make him wait 

In the hallway, in anticipation 

He didn't know the night would end up in frustration 

He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week 

All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek 

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Come dancing 

That's how they did it when I was just a kid 

And when they said come dancing 

My sister always did 

My sister should have come in at midnight 

And my mom would always sit up and wait 

It always ended up in a big row 

When my sister used to get home late 

Out of my window I could see them in the moonlight 

Two silhouettes saying good nights by the garden gate 

What are you doing out there? 

Come on! Are you gonna be out there all night? 

The day they knocked down the palais 

My sister stood and cried 

The day they knocked down the palais 

Part of my childhood died, just died 

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Now I'm grown up and playing in a band 

And there's a car park where the palais used to stand 

My sister's married, and she lives on an estate 

Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait 

She knows they get away with things she never could 

But if I asked her, I wonder if she would 

Come dancing 

Come on, sister, have yourself a ball 

Don't be afraid to come dancing 

It's only natural 

Come dancing 

Just like the palais on a Saturday 

And all her friends would come dancing 

While the big bands used to play