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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Performer
Count Basie
Count Basie
Performer
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
Conductor
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Orchestra
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
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
Arranger

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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 feet do things that they should do
[Verse 2]
You know what? You're lovely
You know what? So lovely
And 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
[Verse 3]
When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
Especially when you do that Continental
And this feeling isn't purely mental
'Cause Heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos
And that's why
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
Well, I like the way you do that Continental
And this feeling isn't purely mental
For Heaven rest us, I am not asbestos
And that's why
[Verse 6]
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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