I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well I was dancing at a night club one Friday night
And that night club bar was a little uptight
Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self conscious
When some kids came up and said
"For dancing come with us."
And soon...
[Hook]
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ah-oo, ah-oo
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
In the industrial zone
I was dancing with my friends
And dancing alone
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well the first bar things were alright
But in this bar, things were Friday night!
In the first bar things were just alright
In this bar things were Friday night
[Hook]
Well I was dancing at a night club one Friday night
And that night club bar was a little uptight
Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self conscious
When some kids came up and said
"For dancing come with us."
And soon...
[Hook]
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ah-oo, ah-oo
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
In the industrial zone
I was dancing with my friends
And dancing alone
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well the first bar things were alright
But in this bar, things were Friday night!
In the first bar things were just alright
In this bar things were Friday night
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Way downtown
I was there to check the scene
And hang around
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well the first bar things were stop and stare
But in this bar things were laissez faire!
In the first bar things were stop and stare
This bar things were laissez-faire
[Hook]
[Pre-Chorus 3]
In the first bar folks were drinking sips
But in this bar they could shake their hips!
In the first bar they were drinking sips
In this bar they could shake their hips
[Hook + Guitar Break]
[Pre-Chorus 4]
Well in the first bar, things were okay
But in this bar things were more my way!
In the first bar things were just okay
In this bar things were done my way
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Way downtown
I was there to check the scene
And hang around
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well the first bar things were stop and stare
But in this bar things were laissez faire!
In the first bar things were stop and stare
This bar things were laissez-faire
[Hook]
[Pre-Chorus 3]
In the first bar folks were drinking sips
But in this bar they could shake their hips!
In the first bar they were drinking sips
In this bar they could shake their hips
[Hook + Guitar Break]
[Pre-Chorus 4]
Well in the first bar, things were okay
But in this bar things were more my way!
In the first bar things were just okay
In this bar things were done my way
[Hook]
[Pre-Chorus 5]
Well in the first bar things were controlled
But in this bar things were Rock and Roll!
In the first bar things were so controlled
In this bar things were way way bold
[Hook]
[Pre-Chorus 5]
Well in the first bar things were controlled
But in this bar things were Rock and Roll!
In the first bar things were so controlled
In this bar things were way way bold
[Hook]
About
Genius Annotation
This song is about the singer dancing in a lesbian bar. He enjoys the liberating feeling of dancing free in the lesbian bar as opposed to the controlled, self-conscious dancing in the bar he had been dancing before.
Richman also chose to perform this song in his North American TV debut, on Latenight with Conan O'Brien, introducing it with
I’m gonna tell you a song that is a true story. It happened to me in a bar when I was playing there about a year and a half ago and this is what happened.
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Release Date
1992
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