Everybody Wants To Dance Like Josephine Baker

Opening Am G Dm Josephine, you're the queen, ah-ah, Josephine Baker, ah-ah-ah F Am G What a scene, Josephine, on the stage, let it go, Josephine, you're the queen Am G Dm F Josephine, you're the queen, born in St. Louis 1906, died in Paris 1974 Am G Ambition: the world Am G Way back in the thirties, long before you were born D Am G There was a girl called Josephine (Josephine, Josephine) Am G Just a skinny little black girl, 'cause when she danced, she shook the world Dm Am Never heard of self-control, but to the floor, in bed just slow G Everybody stopped and stared but Josephine, she didn't care Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, lose your self-control, feel it in your soul Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, s'il vous plaît ma sœur, vous êtes très, très belle A G Josephine arrived in Paris, she took to the stage Dm A G Mouths fell open and hearts were broken and many a word were spoken in rage Am G Who is that skinny little black girl? Does anybody know her name? Dm Am G She dances like she doesn't have a care in the world, dances like she has no shame Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, lose your self-control, feel it in your soul Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, s'il vous plaît ma sœur, vous êtes très, très belle Am G F G Am Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, lose your self-control, feel it in your soul G F G Am Everybody wants to da-ance like Josephine Baker, oh la la ç'est bon, dansons tous ensemble | Dm Am | C F | Dm Am | C F | | Dm Am | C F | Dm Am | C F | Am G Josephine, just after war broke out in Europe, Josephine disappeared Dm F Am For two years, no-one knew her whereabouts, when she returned, she was awarded the Purple Heart G For service to her country Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, lose your self-control, feel it in your soul Am G F G Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, s'il vous plaît ma sœur, vous êtes très, très belle Am G F G Am Everybody wants to dance like Josephine Baker, lose your self-control, feel it in your soul G F G A Everybody wants to da-ance like Josephine Baker, oh la la ç'est bon, dansons tous ensemble