A Love Of The Dance
by Helen George

Tonight, I watch my daughter leave with her date,
Going to a disco dance, she's allowed to stay late,
The whole night will be spent out on the dance floor,
Dancing to the BeeGees is something she adores.

I'm reminded of my own youth, when Elvis was king,
We danced to rock and roll, it was the greatest thing,
Then Chubby Checker came out with the Twist,
What a marvelous fad, no teenager could resist.

And mother remembers Jimmy Dorsey's big band,
When swing dancing up and ignited the land,
She did the boogie-woogie and the lindy hop, too,
There were no dances that she couldn't do.

And her mother, before her, a flapper was called,
She could shimmy with the best, leave them appalled,
So you see, we're a family with a love of the dance,
We don't sit around, we get out there and prance.