\Dancing The Night Away©
35 Years ago
In my mothers living room
Me, my brother and my sisters
Were dancing barefoot
On my mothers baby blue, hairy, plush rug
On this one rainy Saturday afternoon we decided to “dance the night away”
We played one record after another
Until we came upon K.C. & The Sunshine Band’s
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
Suddenly, we heard someone running down the hall
Imagine all of our surprise
When that someone turned out to be our
One and only mother
And you’ll never believe what she started to do
She decided to (shake, shake, shake), shake her booty
We couldn’t believe what we were seeing
But suddenly
We were all doing it
That was some of the best three minutes and 3 seconds we ever had
We still remember it just like it was yesterday
Thanks for the memories K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Copyright 2014
Dancing The Night Away©
By Felina Silver Robinson
The Writings of Felina Silver Robinson 