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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tony Bennett
Vocals
Lady Gaga
Vocals
Andy Snitzer
Tenor Saxophone
Bob Milliken
Trumpet
Bud Burridge
Trumpet
David Mann
Tenor Saxophone
George Flynn
Bass Trombone
Gray Sargent
Guitar
Harold Jones
Drums
Joe Lovano
Tenor Saxophone
Jon Owens
Trumpet
Keith O'Quinn
Tenor Trombone
Larry Farrell
Tenor Trombone
Lawrence Feldman
Alto Saxophone
Lee Musiker
Music Director
Lou Marini
Alto Saxophone
Marion Evans
Brass Conductor
Marshall Wood
Bass
Michael Davis
Tenor Trombone
Mike Renzi
Music Director
Ron Jannelli
Baritone Saxophone
Tom Ranier
Piano
Tony Kadleck
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics
Otto Harbach
Lyrics
Jerome Kern
Composer
Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Lyrics
Lee Musiker
Vocal Arranger
Marion Evans
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dae Bennett
Mixing Engineer
Akihiro Mishimura
Assistant Engineer
Alessandro Perrotta
Recording Engineer
Darren Moore
Assistant Engineer
Dave Russell
Additional Engineer
Mike Bauer
Assistant Engineer
Sheldon Yellowhair
Assistant Engineer
Tim Marchiafava
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
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 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 we do the Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For, heaven rest us, we're 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
You know that music leads the way to romance
So if I hold you in my arms I won't dance
When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
Especially when we do the Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental, oh really
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
We know that music leads the way to romance
So if I hold you in my arms
I won't dance, I won't dance
I won't dance, I won't dance
I won't dance, dance, dance
I won't dance, dance
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach