Out in the street   They're tryin' to arrest my friend   They put him on ice now twice   But he's back again      Well he did that dance in harlem   All across the usa   From the [tapanzee? ]   To the golden gate   He was an animal all the way      But now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street   Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      Martha and the vandellas   Told you how to do as you please   Now all of you idiots   Are dancin' with the bee gees      When they introduce their latest record   You're as thrilled as a rat in a maze   [you gotta do your stuff? ]   Now you're sexless and dull   What ever happened to the latest craze?       Now that there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street   Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      And it's 1, 2, 3, 4   Don't imagine any more   And it's 5, 6, 7, 8   Have another empty plate      Aww, just when things were gettin' funny [fun? ]   You had to reconsider all of the rules   Now consumer affairs   Has got you dancin' in pairs   Dressed up like a bunch of fools      Now that there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street   Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street      Now there's no more dancin'   No more dancin' in the street