Lyrics I Won't Dance - Anita O'Day

Think of what you're losing
By constantly refusing
To dance with me
You'd be the idol of France with me

And yet, you stand there
And shake your foolish head dramatically
While I wait here so ecstatically
You just look and say emphatically
"Not this season, there's a reason"

"I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, Ms., with you
My heart won't let my feet do things they should do"

You know what? You're lovely
And so what? I'm lovely, but oh, what you do to me
I'm like an ocean wave that's bumped on the shore
I feel so absolutely stumped on the floor

When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
Especially when you do The Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For, Heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos and that's why

I won't dance, why should I?
I won't dance, how could I?
I won't dance, merci beaucoup
I know that music leads the way to romance

When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
Especially when you do The Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For, Heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos and that's why

I won't dance, why should I?
I won't dance, how could I?
I won't dance, merci beaucoup
I know that music leads the way to romance
So if you hold me in my arms, I won't dance