Intro: Verse
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A heat wave blew right into town last week
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She came from the island of Martinique
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The can-can she dances will make you fry
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The can-can is really the reason why
Melody
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We're having a heat wave
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A tropical heat wave,
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The temperatures rising, it isn't surprising
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She certainly can can-can
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She started a heat wave
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By letting her seat wave
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In such a way that the customers say that
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She certainly can can-can
Bridge
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Gee, her anatomy made the mercury
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Jump to ninetythree, yes sir
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Were having a heat wave
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A tropical heat wave
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The way that she moves that thermometer proves
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That she certainly can can-can