(He:)I won't dance, don't ask me

I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, madame, with you
My heart won't let me do things they should do
You know what? You're lovely

(She:)And so what? I'm lovely

(He:)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

(She:)When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle,

'specially when you do the Continental

(He:)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 I hold you in my arms, I won't dance