Francis! Francis! be careful! Trying so hard to keep up with the Jones's Running a rat racing won by our noses Always put one foot in front of the other And dance to the beat of the decadent drummer Just buy a brand new pair of Fred Astaire shoes Climbing to the top, never gonna stop It's the same old song and one two three and dec-a-dance Dance, dance Dance, dance Dancing to the decadence dance, dance Everybody decadancing Dancing to the decadence Dancing to the decadence dance It's hard to stop once the music gets started 'Til the soles of your feet harden up like your heart did Stepping in line with the sign of the timer Seduced by the tune of the decadent dancer Just buy a brand new pair of Fred Astaire shoes Climbing to the top, never gonna stop It's the same old song and one two three and dec-a-dance Dance, dance Dance, dance Dancing to the decadence dance, dance Everybody decadancing Dancing to the decadence Dancing to the decadence dance