[Verse 1: Bhangra male lead, bouncing bhangra delivery over hard bhangra drums] Lohri night in Brampton and the fire's climbin' high Every auntie on the patio is throwin' arms up to the sky Everybody's on their feet from the driveway to the door Balle balle, shoulders bouncin', there's a crack across the floor Only one man in a plastic chair, Mr. Gill, eighty-one With a cane across his knees and a turban like the sun Every kid that tries to pull him gets a pat upon the head Beta, I have danced enough, is all he ever said [Hook: Bhangra male lead, full bhangra groove, big bouncing bhangra hook, hoi hoi calls] He's the last man sittin' and the whole yard's on its feet Hoi, hoi, the fire's jumpin' and the drum is hittin' deep Balle balle, balle balle, every soul is in the air He's the last man sittin', countin' everybody there [Verse 2: Bhangra male lead, faster bounce, bhangra bars on the drum] Eleven o'clock the boys are fadin', shirts are soakin' through Twelve o'clock the aunties take a break to fix a shoe One o'clock the speaker's smokin', Pinky's sleepin' on the cooler Two o'clock the cousins on the lawn like they got hit by a bulldozer And Mr. Gill is sippin' chai like he could go till dawn Never tapped a foot, never hummed along, never yawned Simran's on the drum beside the fire, sleeves pushed to the elbow She's been callin' boliyan for hours and her voice won't let go [Hook: Bhangra male lead, full bhangra groove, big bouncing bhangra hook, hoi hoi calls] He's the last man sittin' and the whole yard's on its feet Hoi, hoi, the fire's jumpin' and the drum is hittin' deep Balle balle, balle balle, every soul is in the air He's the last man sittin', countin' everybody there [Call-and-Response: Simran, female bhangra singer calls, the Bhangra male lead answers, cane clatter, the cane hits the patio and the drums stop for one bar, then the full bhangra groove crashes back] Who's still sittin' in the chair? Mr. Gill, he's sittin' there Who been savin' it all night? Mr. Gill, he's up in the light The cane goes down, the chai goes back, the shoulders start to go He's doin' steps from Ludhiana that the young boys never know Hoi, the cousins jump up off the lawn and fall right back Eighty-one and he's the only one still keepin' track [Final Hook: Bhangra male lead, full bhangra groove, big bouncing bhangra hook, hoi hoi calls] He's the last man sittin' and the whole yard's on its feet Hoi, hoi, the fire's jumpin' and the drum is hittin' deep Balle balle, balle balle, every soul is in the air He's the last man sittin', countin' everybody there [Outro: Bhangra male lead, laughing, the drums ride out] Now he's the last man standin', and the chair is sittin' there [End]
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