Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Song Lyrics / Chart History / Artist Information
Written by Mark Knopfler
Originally performed by the British rock band Dire
Straits
Included on the band's most successful album, the
1985 release "Brothers in Arms"
Brothers in Arms went on to become the biggest
selling album of 1985 in the UK, although it didn't quite make
that in the US owing to the continued phenomenal success of Michael
Jackson's "Thriller"
The album reached #1 on the Billboard Magazine
Top 200 Albums Chart the week of August 31, 1985
The lyrics reference several very popular oldies,
including "Be Bop A Lua" by Gene Vincent, "What I Say" and "I Got A
Woman" by Ray Charles, and "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darrin
The single for Walk of Life reached #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, #6 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, and #4 on the
Adult Contemporary Chart
Here's a video of Oracle performing this song at the 2009 Laurel
Independence Day concert in Laurel Maryland
Oracle Band MP3 / RealAudio Samples
An excerpt from a live Oracle Band performance of this song is
available as both a streaming RealAudio format, or as a higher quality
downloadable MP3. Select the version you'd prefer.
Oooh whoo
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lua, baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Got A Woman,
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action he got the motion,
Yeah, the boy can play,
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife.
He do the walk,
He do the walk of life,
Yeah he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
He got the action he got the motion,
Yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk,
He do the walk of life,
Yeah he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Got A Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion,
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day
And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in the trouble and the strife,
You do the walk,
You do the walk of life,
Ooh you do the walk of life.
Note that the lyrics posted here are
those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a
few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make
them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as
an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private
party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use.
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
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Money For Nothing
Brothers In Arms
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Walk Of Life
Dire Straits
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