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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics
Otto Harbach
Otto Harbach
Lyrics
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Composer
Jimmy McHugh
Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer

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
You know what? You're 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
Ah, but 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 I hold you in my arms, I won't dance
Oh, when you dance, you're charming
And you're gentle
Especially when you do that Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For heaven rest us
I'm not asbesdos
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
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach
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