May I Have This Dance

may i have this dance i've been waitin for this chance all night long (all night long) and this night i'll always treasure if i could have the pleasure to excort you dont you know i've bit my nails in to wantin to dance with you but i was much too shy i never had the nerve before you'd dance across the floor with another guy the way he held you in his arms with his many charms i knew my chances were slim in order to get to you there's only one thing to do so i got rid of him hey ooh hoo i told him that a girl by the name of pearl was looking for him and when i turned around he was nowhere to be found so here i am ooh i gotta have this dance (gotta have this dance with you) honey i (gotta have this dance with you) honey i, honey i, honey i, have this dance honey i (gotta have this dance with you) gotta have this dance oh...