It's Saturday night in Halifax
The kids are out there dancing
It's the same old beat, it's all over the world
And in her eyes
I coulda swore I saw the northern lights
But it was a light flashing from the disco silver ball
I come ten thousand miles to be here
I can't say that I'm not glad
I won't say that it's the best old time that I have ever had
And sure, I'd love to dance, my girl
But hey, not to that song
For I hated it in Sydney and despised it in Geelong
It's Saturday night in Halifax
The kids are out there dancing
It's the same old beat, it's all over the world
And in her eyes
I coulda swore I saw the northern lights
But it was a light flashing from the disco silver ball
You saw me queuing for admission
Saw me looking at my watch
Saw me freezing in my jacket, fearful of the cold I'd catch
But I love the Bluenose girlies
And I love the Bluenose beer
But when I dance to Whitney Houston
I wonder what I'm doing here
It's Saturday night in Halifax
The kids are out there dancing
It's the same old beat, it's all over the world
And in her eyes
I coulda swore I saw the northern lights
But it was a light flashing from the disco silver ball
Now do you like the clothes I'm wearing?
Or perhaps, I should have changed?
Do you understand my talking?
Do you think that I talk strange?
But if you can't understand me, darlin'
That ain't such a shame
For the sh** we talk at discos the world over sounds the same
It's Saturday night in Halifax
The kids are out there dancing
It's the same old beat, it's all over the world
And in her eyes
I coulda swore I saw the northern lights
But it was a light flashing from the disco silver ball
It seems now the night is over
It seems I've lost my mystique
She got a bloke from Montreal
I got a kiss upon the cheek
With a belly full of bitter
It's a walk home in the rain
There might be one more drunk in Halifax
Well, some things never change
It's Saturday night in Halifax
The kids are out there dancing
It's the same old beat, it's all over the world
And in her eyes
I coulda swore I saw the northern lights
But it was a light flashing from the disco silver ball
That dirty old silver ball, it gets me every time