I stood outside the Lucky Star
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Staring at the flashing sign
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It read: come on in and watch young
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Scarlet's body come alive
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Let her dance for you and catch your spell
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You'll swear you can believe her
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Be careful not to catch the scarlet fever.
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So I paid my fare and walked down front
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And found an empty chair
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As I settled in young scarlet took the ribbons from her hair
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The moves her body made while the music played
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Were the likes I've never seen
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And she became the envy of my dreams.
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One by one her teasing movements
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Brought the crowd out of their seats
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And all at once young scarlet
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Danced straight up in front of me
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From the moment that her eyes found mine
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I've never been the same
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Scarlet locked another heart upon her chain.
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Now I get scarlet fever every time I see her
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But she's a night club teaser
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Not paid to notice me
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Yes, I get scarlet fever
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If she knew how much I need her
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She'd place her hand in my hand
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And dance away with me.
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She looked 25 but I was told
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That she was just 16
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She had a way of making a man believe
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She danced for only him
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As she tantalized I fantasized
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And felt the sound of my heart beat
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And every night I'd dream
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She'd fall in love with me.
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Then one night while driving in
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My eyes begun to tear
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'cos the sign outside the Lucky Star said: scarlet isn't here
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She'd left that day to find a life
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Of bigger and better things
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And she left behind my chain of broken dreams.
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But still get scarlet fever
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In my mind I still see her
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Out there dancing somewhere
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To another fool like me.
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Yes, I get...
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Scarlet Fever
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Kenny Rogers |