A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm all dressed up for the dance
A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm all alone in romance

Once you told me long ago
To the dance with me you'd go
Now you've changed your mind it seems
Someone else will hold my dreams

A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm all alone in romance

A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm all dressed up for the dance
A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm all alone in romance

Once you told me long ago
To the dance with me you'd go
Now you've changed your mind it seems
Well someone else will hold my dreams

A white sport coat and a red carnation
I'm in a blue blue-ue mood