We can dance if we want to, the we can (Bb)leave your friends be (F)hind.
And ’Cause your friends don’t dance, and our (Bb)if they don’t dance, well, sur (C)they’re them no the friends to of mine.
Say, we can go where we want to, a place that (Bb)they will nev er (F)find.
And we can act like we come from (Bb)out of this re world, and leave the (C)real one an far be hind.
And we can (F)dance.
We can go when we want to, the night is (Bb)young and so am (F)I.
And we can dress real neat from our (Bb)hats to our feet, and sur (C)prise them with the vic to ry cry.
Say, we can dance if we want to, a if we (Bb)don’t, no bod y (F)will.
And you can act real we rude or (Bb)to tal ly re moved, and I can (C)act like an im be cile.
And Say, can (F)dance.
we can dance, we can dance, (Eb)ev ’ry thing’s out of con (Ab)trol.
We can dance, we can dance, they’re (Db)do ing it from pole to (Ab)pole.
We can dance, we can dance, (Eb)ev ’ry bod y look at your (Ab)hands.
We can dance, we can dance, (Db)ev ’ry bod y’s tak en the (Ab)chance.
Ah.
Safe ty (D)dance.
Oh, safe ty (C)dance.
Yes, safe ty (D)dance.
This page shows “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.