Lyrics to
Hum Along And Dance

This version of Hum Along And Dance was released by The Temptations in 1970.

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Ain’t no words to this song
You just dance and hum along
Ain’t no words to this song
You just dance and hum along

Dance, hum, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Ain’t no words to this song
You just dance an hum along
Ain’t no words to this song
You just dance and hum along

Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Ain’t no words to this song
Well, you just dance an hum along
Now listen, ain’t no words to this song, people
You just dance and hum along, now listen

Dance

Come on man, take the drag
Don’t be afraid it ain’t gonna hurt you
Come on man, take the drag
Don’t be afraid it ain’t gonna hurt you

Come on man, take the drag
Don’t be afraid it ain’t gonna hurt you
Come on man, take the drag
Don’t be afraid it ain’t gonna hurt you

Come on man, take the drag
Don’t be afraid it ain’t gonna hurt you
Come on

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The lyrics for Hum Along And Dance are defined as the words making up the song released by The Temptations in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Hum Along And Dance have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Temptations and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Hum Along And Dance by The Temptations if you think through it. 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 Hum Along And Dance" means the words set to the music of Hum Along And Dance, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Temptations. 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 Hum Along And Dance and the lyrics to Hum Along And Dance are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Temptations who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hum Along And Dance, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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