[Verse 1] Velvet rope in the alley Password passed in a cough Gramophone in the corner DJ starts to kick things off He winds the crank handle Needle rides' that shellac Fox-Trot, Swing And Charleston Everybody shouts "play it back" [Chorus] Drop it like 1929 Spin it ‘til the law walks in Hands up in the speakeasy sky Shake it! Give it everything! From the crackle to the club light shine We’ve been chasing the same old high You’re the future He’s the past Same magic but a different time [Verse 2] You got lights at your fingertips Screens glow under your face He had seventy eights to flip All lined up in a leather case You scroll lists in a second He flipped jackets in the dark You press play The room goes wild He changed sides and lit the spark [Chorus] Drop it like 1929 Spin it ‘til the law walks in Hands up in the speakeasy sky Shake it! Give it everything! From the crackle to the club light shine We’ve been chasing the same old high You’re the future He’s the past Same magic but a different time Drop it Drop it Drop it like 1929 (Yeah!) Drop it Drop it Drop it like 1929 (Yeah!) [Bridge] Different wires Same desire (oh!) Different nights Same delights From dusty grooves to glowing glass Give us music so we can dance Drop it Drop it Drop it Drop it [Chorus] Drop it like 1929 Spin it ‘til the law walks in Hands up in the speakeasy sky Shake it! Give it everything! From the crackle to the club light shine We’ve been chasing the same old high You’re the future He’s the past Same magic but a different time Drop it Drop it Drop it like 1929 (Yeah!) Drop it Drop it Drop it like 1929 (Yeah!)
