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All becomes a tiny dancer
or
Only once a tiny dancer
Hold me closer tiny dancer
All the close up tiny dancers
Hold me closer tiny dancer
All the clothes off, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
All the clouds are tiny dancers.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
All the clouds are tired of dancin'.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
All the clowns are tired of dancing.
Hold me closer tiny dancer
And how it feels today, today
You had a busy day today.
Baby Darlin she's so blendin'
You had a visitor today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Baby Darlin', she's so splendid.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Baby darlin' she's so bland-a
You had to feel the day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Baby darlin', she loves Lenin.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Baby darlin', she's still plannin'.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Baby darling she's so blandy.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Baby darling, she's a madman.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Baby darling, she's abandoned
How it feels to fade away
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Baby, darlin', she's so blended.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Blue Jean Baby, LA Lady
Sings just for the band
Blue jean baby, L.A. Lady
Seamstress for the band.
Blue jean baben, L.A. Laden
He seems to sort a bangin'.
Blue jean baby, L.A. Lady
Seamstress for the band.
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady
Seamstress for 'the man'.
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady
Seamstress for the band.
Blue jean baby, air laid lady
Seamstress for the band
Pretty eyes, pirate's mine
You merry music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her
Dancin' innocent.
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady
Seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile
You'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her
Dancin' in the sand.
But how d'you teach a dancer dance?
You had a busy day today.
Climb on my hand, he makes her stand
In the auditorium.
Piano man he makes his stand
In the Auditorium.
Count on my hand, you make a stand
Piano man he makes his stand
Count the dead guys on the bi-plane
Count the headlights on the highway
Count the head lice on the heinie.
Count the headlights on the highway.
Count the head lice on the highway.
Count the headlights on the highway.
Count the head lice on the highway
Lay me down and she's so planted
U-Hauls are from day to day.
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Count the head lice on-a Howie
or
Count the head lice on the highway
or
Count the head lice on ya hiney
or
Count the head lice on ya hiney
Count the headlights on the highway
It's all in Elton's accent and the way he pronouces "Highway".
Count the headlines in a hurry.
Count the headlights on the highway.
Count the headlines on the highway.
Count the headlights on the highway.
Foldin' clothes with Tony Danza
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Goin' down the Hershey Highway
Count the headlights on the highway.
Handin' tickets out for gold.
Handin' tickets out for God.
Handin' tickets out for gone.
Handin' tickets out for God.
Handing tickets out for gold
Handing tickets out for God
Happy birthday, private waxer
Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer
Haul my clothes off. Tie me down, sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Head and chickens, I forgot.
Handing tickets out for God
Hold me close I'm tiny dancin'
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me close I'm tired of dancing
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me close and tie me down sir
Hold me closer Tiny Dancer
Hold me close and tie me down, sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close for Tony Danza
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me close like Ted Danson.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close like Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now Tony Danza.
Hold me closer tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, Tiny Cancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, Tony Danser.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, Tony Danza
Countin' head lice on the highway.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway.
[Ed.'s note: For the last time, Tony Danza wasn't even a blip on the radar when Elton and Bernie Taupin wrote this song. Sorry for ruining your fantasies.]
Hold me close now, Tony Danza
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, Tonya Dacer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close now, tie me dancer
Count the head life on the highway
Lay me down in sheets surrender
You had a business day today
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me close oh tony danza
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me close, I'm Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, I'm a tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, I'm tired of dancin'.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, I'm tired of dancing
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me close, I'm tryin' to dance now.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, I'm trying to dance here.
Hold me closer tiny dancer.
Hold me close, I'm trying to dance, Son.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, Satanic dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, Tony Danza
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Editor's note: "Hold me closer" is NOT part of the title.
Hold me close, atomic dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, climbing lancer.
Hold me close, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, it's time to dance now.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, oh, Tony Danzaaaa.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, oh, Tony Danza
Hold me closer, tiny Dancer
Hold me close, trying to dance, Sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, untidy dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close, young Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me close...I'm tired of dancin'.
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer George Costanza
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer Tony Banta
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer Tony Danza
Count the head lice on my heiny.
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the head lights on highway.
Hold me closer Tony Danza
We'll drink the Kool-Aid off the highway.
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway.
Hold my clothes and tie me down, sir
or
Hold me close oh Tony Danza
or
Hold me closer Tony Danza
or
Hold me closer Tony Danza
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer Tony Danza
Count the head lice on my hiney.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway.
Hold me closer Tony Danza
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer you darlin' now
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer, China dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, Chinese dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, Chinese panda.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, I'm tired of dancing.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, John de Lancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, Louis Pasteur
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization.
Hold me closer, Ted Danson
Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer
Hold me closer, Ted Danson
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, Tiny Danza
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, Tiny Hamster
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
(hamster noises)
Hold me closer, Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the headlice on the highway
Lay me, darlin', she's so pretty
She had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
I submitted my version to Elton to sing at one of his concerts (free of charge). Has anyone yet heard them?
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count her head lice on the highway.
Hold my closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the head lice on the highway
Lay me down in sheets with Lenin
She had a president today.
or
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
She had a visitor today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the headlice on my hiney
Lay me down on sheets of lettuce
I had a bath today, today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the headlights on the highway
Baby darlin', you're so fancy
You had a vista dash a day.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the headlights on the highway
Lady darlin', she's so blingin'
Ya had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Ya had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, Tony Danzer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, party dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, retired dancer
Count the headlights on the high wake.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway.
Hold me closer, tabby dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tie me down some
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tie me down
Count the headlice on the highway
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Hold me closer, time for dancin'.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, time to dance-ah
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Hold me closer, times a-dancin'.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlamps on the highway
Lay me down in seats of lanterns
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down on sheets of linen
I had a better day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Gown the headlights on the highway
Blame me darlin', she's so blinnin'
You had a biz-a-day today.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Hold me closer, tiny prancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tired of dancing
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer, young Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me closer; it's time to dance, sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me clothes and tie me down, sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold me down there, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold my clothes and tie me down, sir.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold my clothes now, Tony Danza.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Hold my toaster, Toby Anstis
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Hold my toaster, tiny dancer
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Holy closes tidy senses
Cant the headless sons of my way
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
I love your plants on the highway.
Count the headlights on the highway.
I'll be close some time to dance
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
I'm a close-up kind of dancer.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Janet Reno, you must have seen her.
Ballerina, you must have seen her.
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for Gaul.
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God.
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handling tickets I forgot.
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God.
Jesus frees out in the street
Handing tickets out for gold.
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God.
Jesus grieves; Holly loves to read
Jesus freaks out in the street
Jesus reeks, out in the street
Handing tickets out for gum.
Jesus freaks, out in the street
Handing tickets out for God.
L.A. lady, blue jean lady
sings just for the band.
I'm a close-up kinda dancer
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady
seamstress for the band.
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Lady Diamond, she's so planted.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lady Diamond, she's so plenty.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lady darlin', she's so bendin'.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lady darlin', she's so blingin'
You had a visitor today
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Lady darlin', she's so plannin'
And how to feels from day to day
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lady darlin', she's so pretty.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lady darlin', streets of Lenin.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lady darling sleeps in linen
She had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lady darling, she's so pretty.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lady down and she's sublimmin'
She had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Landing tickets I forgot
Handin' tickets out for God
Lately darlin' she's a vision
You had to feel today today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lately, darlin', she's so plenty.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me Darlin' she's so flamin',
You had a busy day today
Lay me down in sheets of linnen.
You had a busy day today
Lay me Darlin', she supplanted
You had a busy day today
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me darlin' she's so planning.
Your hide up is the day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me darlin', she's supplanted.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and he's John Lennon
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down and she's an angel
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down and she's of Finland.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so Blinny.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so bland, eh.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so blend-ned.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so blended.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so blended
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down and she's so branded
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down and she's so laden
You had a Bistro day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down and she's so pretty
You had a visitor today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down and she's so splendid
Lay me down in sheets of lennin
Lay me down in cheese of Lenin.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in cheese souffle now
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in cheese souffle
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in she's so bland
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in sheep of lanolin
Lay me down in sheets of linen
The misheard lyrics make sense as lanolin comes from sheep!
Lay me down in sheeps of linen
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in sheets a-landin'.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets aplenty.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of Lenin
You had a visitor today
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Lay me down in sheets of Lennon.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of blanket.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of gladness.
Lay me down on sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of landing
Ya had a visitor today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets of lead.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of leather.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets of leather
You had a bitchie day today.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets of lettuce.
How it feels from day to day.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets of madness.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in sheets so splendid
You had a busy day all day.
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today.
Lay me down in sheets, John Lennon
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in ships a landin'.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down in streets of Lennon
Lay me down in sheets of linen
Lay me down in sweet surrender.
or
Lay me down in sheets of splendor.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down now, she so spent it.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down on sheets of lettuce
You had some bills to pay today
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Lay me down, and she's so branded,
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down, and she's so branded.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Lay me down, oh she's so splendid.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Looking on she sings the songs
The virgin knows the tune she humbles
Looking on she sings the songs
The words she knows the tune she hums
May be dumb and she's so Lenin.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Maybe, darlin', she so planned it.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my head
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
On The Closeup, Tony Danza...
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
On the crouside
Hold me closer
Pretty eyes, privates mine
Pretty eyed, pirate smile
Seamstress for the banging
Seamstress for the band
She had a visitor today.
She had a busy day today.
She's so fine and she's so blended.
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
The bowl of lard is not that bad.
The boulevard is not that bad.
Tiny dancer in my head
Tiny dancer in my hand
Tony Danza (is) in my head.
Tiny dancer in my hand.
Tony Danza in my head
Tiny Dancer in my hand
Tony Danza is my hand.
Tiny dancer in my hand.
Vol-au-vents are not that bad.
The boulevard is not that bad.
When I say sorry, slowly
When I say softly, slowly
Who's the boss now, Tony Danza?
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Editor's note: Please keep in mind that this song came out LONG before the sitcom "Who's The Boss" premiered.
Yellow man, he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking back, she seeks his stuff.
Piano man, he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on, she sings the songs.
You had a feeling the day was today.
You had a busy day today.
You had a fizzy day today
You had a busy day today
You had a visitor today.
You had a busy day today.
You had the Fixodent today
You had a busy day today
You hired a president today.
You had a busy day today.
You'll marry amusing men
You'll marry a music man
baby darling she’s so blemished or Lady Diamond, she’s so splendid
Lay me down in sheets of linen