I stood outside the Lucky Star 
 Staring at the flashing sign 
 It read: come on in and watch young 
 Scarlet´s body come alive 
 Let her dance for you and catch your spell 
 You´ll swear you can believe her 
 Be careful not to catch the scarlet fever 
    So I paid my fare and walked down front 
 And found an empty chair 
 As I settled in young scarlet took the ribbons from her hair 
 The moves her body made while the music played 
 Were the likes I´ve never seen 
 And she became the envy of my dreams   
 One by one her teasing movements 
 Brought the crowd out of their seats 
 And all at once young scarlet 
 Danced straight up in front of me 
 From the moment that her eyes found mine 
 I´ve never been the same 
 Scarlet locked another heart upon her chain   
 Now I get scarlet fever every time I see her 
 But she´s a night club teaser 
 Not paid to notice me 
 Yes, I get scarlet fever 
 If she knew how much I need her 
 She´d place her hand in my hand 
 And dance away with me   
 She looked 25 but I was told 
 That she was just 16 
 She had a way of making a man believe 
 She danced for only him 
 As she tantalized I fantasized 
 And felt the sound of my heart beat 
 And every night I´d dream 
 She´d fall in love with me   
 Then one night while driving in 
 My eyes begun to tear 
 ´cos the sign outside the Lucky Star said: scarlet isn´t here 
 she´d left that day to find a life 
 of bigger and better things 
 and she left behind my chain of broken dreams   
 But still get scarlet fever 
 In my mind I still see her 
 Out there dancing somewhere 
 To another fool like me