| Lock the door and stop complaining
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| Gather 'round and listen well
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| From now on we’re entertaining
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| How to hotten up this hell
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| Hold the mood and hold the chatter
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| Skip the food and stop the clatter
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| Can’t you hear that pitter-patter?
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| We’re not here to eat
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| We came for the heat!
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| Let’s raise the roof
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| Let’s make a scene
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| Let’s hop the gods of love
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| Will shine above
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| And show the way
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| Let’s call the shots
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| Let’s roll the dice
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| Take my advice
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| It always pays
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| To raise the roof!
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| Crush the ice and shake forever
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| Tell the evening where to go
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| And if you need a new endeavor
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| I can teach you what I know
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| Grab your partner by the collar
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| Bribe the barman with a dollar
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| Just ignite that mighty holler
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| Lead me to the trough
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| Till the light goes off!
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| Let’s raise the roof
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| Let’s make a scene
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| Let’s hop the gods of love
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| Will shine above
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| And show the way
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| Let’s call the shots
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| Let’s roll the dice
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| Take my advice
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| It always pays to raise the roof!
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| Cut the strings and set the table
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| Gather roses on your way
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| Welcome to our Tower of Babel
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| Learn the language, come what may
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| Spare me how the wind is blowing
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| If you keep the whiskey flowing
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| You can reap what you’ve been sowing
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| If you walk the plank
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| You’ve got me to thank
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| Let’s raise the roof
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| Let’s make a scene
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| Let’s hope the gods of love
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| Will shine above
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| And show the way
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| Let’s call the shots
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| Let’s roll the dice
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| The time for playing nice has run
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| Before the big hand hits the one
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| We’ve got to do what must be done
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| Raise the roof
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| Raise the roof
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| Raise the roof
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| Raise the roof |