Knock Three Times - Previously Released Materials Lyrics
Tony Orlando&Dawn
Lyrics
Hey girl what ya doin' down there
Dancin' alone every night while I live right above you
I can hear your music playin'
I can feel your body swayin'
One floor below me you don't even know me
I love you
Oh my darling
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
If you look out your window tonight
Pull in the string with the note that's attached to my heart
Read how many times I saw you
How in my silence I adored you
Only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart
Oh my darling
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
I can hear your music playin'
I can feel your body swayin'
One floor below me you don't even know me
I love you
Oh my darling
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
Song & Lyrics Facts
Tony Orlando & Dawn's "Knock Three Times" was released in 1971 as a single from their album, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Written by Irwin Levine and L.
Russell Brown, the song was a major hit for Tony Orlando & Dawn, reaching number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart. The lyrics tell of a man asking his female companion to knock three times on the ceiling if she wants him. It is an upbeat pop tune with a catchy chorus that has made it a classic favorite. The song has been covered multiple times since its release, including a version by the British band Racey in 1979.