Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Bob Weir, Mickey Hart
Reprinted with permissions: copyright Ice Nine Publishing
Way down in the south of France
All the ladies love to dance
Kick their heels up in the air
Snap their fingers for romance
While the gentlemen compare
Blonde or black or auburn hair
Check the motion and the style
Oh you know they take their while
Hey to make the motion more complete
Yeah to make it more a treat
Club d'Jour is where to go
Come on down and see the show
When the rhythm's really right
You can burn it down tonight
When the singing's really fine
Sweet as Spanish sherry wine
When the club can't contain the beat
It just rolls out in the street
Spills on down the avenue
Bringing dancers to their feet
When it's good as it can be
It gets better, wait and see
Oh these folks don't ever sleep
Till they're passed out in the street
Way down in the south of France
All the ladies love to dance
Clap their hands and walk on air
Yeah the feeling's really there
Won't you take a little taste
Raise it to your charming face?
When the rhythm's really right
You can burn it down tonight
When the singing's really fine
Sweet as Spanish sherry wine
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Recorded on
Shakedown Street by the Grateful Dead
Never performed live.