I Won't Dance Lyrics

I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, monsieur, with you
My heart won't let my feet do things they should do

You know what, you're lovely
And so 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

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 beau coup
I 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 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 beau coup
I 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

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

Jul 1993

1. When Your Lover Has Gone
2. Love Me Or Leave Me
3. I Hear Music
4. What Am I Here For?
5. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
6. I Only Have Eyes For You
7. The Gentleman Is A Dope
8. Mean To Me
9. Alone Together
10. Pick Yourself Up
11. Somebody Loves Me (Bonus Track)
12. Cheerful Little Earful (Bonus Track)
13. Don't Be That Way
14. I Won't Dance
15. Call Me Darling