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 this pleasure

To escort you

Don't 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

Oh I gotta have this dance gotta have this dance

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