I Won't Dance
by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

(Ella)
Think of what you're losing by constantly refusing to dance with me
You'd be the idol of France with me
And yet you stand there and shake your foolish head dramatically
While I wait here so ecstatically
You just look and say emphatically

(Louis)
Not this season
Yes, that's the reason

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

You know what, you lovely
And so what? You're still 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

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

(Ella)
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 handsome
And so what? You're handsome
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

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

(Louis)
I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, don't ask me
I will not dance, madam, with you
My heart won't let my feet do things they should do

You know what? You kinda lovely

(Ella)
And so what? I'm lovely

(Louis)
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

(Ella)
When you dance you're charming and you're gentle
Especially when you do the continental

(Louis)
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For heaven rest us! I'm not asbestos, honey!

(Ella)
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!

~*~

I tried to swing dance today! And, man, I cannot dance. "My feet don't do things they should do", as Ella and Louis say. :D But, man, I'm gonna keep trying, or my name sure isn't Stephanie. And it was really nice to hold a guy's hands...

I'm such a girl. :P

LOL... I sure can't say much for Ella's and Louis's French pronunciations, though, LOL. It's "missoo" and "mussi buh coo" or "mayr see boh coo." :D

I'm sure not asbestos. That's why the next relationship I get in will be FUN and GAMES and not too serious. :D

"Ap-a-lootly." I gotta say, I do love listening to the way Louis Armstrong says some words. ;)

-Stephanie

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