Lyrics to
Dapper Dan (Freestyle)

This version of Dapper Dan (Freestyle) was released by Michael Jackson in 1975.

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Do it do it, he can do it, watch him do it

I got rhythm and a whole lot of soul
I can dance I can shake it baby (He can dance)
I’m just a little country boy
Harmonica in my hand I got soulful rhythm in me
I’m a get down dancin man
Shalalala boom boom
My name is Dapper Dan
Shalalala boom boom
I’m a dancin’ man yeah
I’m gonna be king of the Disco tech
That’s where I can be found
Master of the rhythm beat ohh
I’ve got the fastest feet around
Shalalala boom boom
My name is Dapper Dan
Shalalala boom boom
I’m a dancin man yeah
Do it do it Let’s do it do it
Get up on the floor
Let’s do it do it Dance what you wanta
Let’s dance dance with me
I like the way you shake it
I like the way you move it
oo you sexy

Michael Jackson has released many songs over the years besides Dapper Dan (Freestyle). Michael Jackson released songs from 1972 to 2004 spanning across albums like Got To Be There, Ben, Music & Me, Forever, Michael, Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book 1, Blood On The Dance Floor - HIStory In The Mix, Invincible, and The Ultimate Collection. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Michael Jackson.

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle), you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1975 song by Michael Jackson. Some of the lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle) have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Michael Jackson and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle) if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle)" means the words set to the music of Dapper Dan (Freestyle), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Michael Jackson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Dapper Dan (Freestyle) and the lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Michael Jackson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Dapper Dan (Freestyle), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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