Lyrics to
Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!)

This version of Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) was released by Xtc in 1978.

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Woolworth beauty
Factory beau
Arm in arm
They must go
To the church of dance with the light on low

Meccanic dancing oh we go
Can’t wait until the weekend comes
I want to be with all my chums

Alcohol is an easy key
Helps you unwind
And dance with me
To a disco trot from Germany

I’m standing in front of this girl
I’m under a flourescent light
I’ve had a few beers inside me
I feel like a giant tonight

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About Lyrics and Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) by Xtc

The lyrics to Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Xtc used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Xtc and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) by Xtc. 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 Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!)" means the words set to the music of Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. 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 Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) and the lyrics to Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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