Would you please, 

would you dance with me, 

my darling would you please take a chance with me, 

I see you over there with the jocks, 

I see you over there with the rich boys, 

I see you over there with all the pretty girls, 

and I'm asking one thing... 



Back in the day I used to rock the MC Hammer pants 

jump in the middle of the party bust the running man 

doing the Roger Rabbit at the middle school dance 

got my man next to the bleachers now that's where we stand 

walk up to the girl like "now will you dance with me?" 

she's like "well listen you'll never ever have a chance with me 

I got a boyfriend and he's at like six foot three 

250 pounds and he could beat you up in his sleep 

and I'm like "well really what's that got to do with me?" 

I don't see him around here so why don't you just come with me 

I'll get you some fruit punch maybe some cookies 

I got the new Vanilla Ice tape how can you not love me? 

she's like "well first off all your pants is straight ugly 

you can't dance and your personality just bug's me 

so back up off me cause I really got's to let you know 

that my boyfriend's right over there ohh I got to go 



Would you please, 

would you dance with me, 

my darling would you please take a chance with me, 

I see you over there with the jocks, 

I see you over there with the rich boys, 

I see you over there with all the pretty girls, 

and I'm asking one thing... 



I grew up in Inglewood a little brown boy 

had straight hair and I rocked corduroy 

walked down Venice way in my own way 

wasn't very popular with the girls in 5th grade 

they used to call me nerd 

that was even if they used to call me at all 

across the school hall I put my head and thought 

what could I do to pursue and fought 

in my own mind was a struggle of sorts 

school was a game and I was off court 

on the bench and the coach wouldn't let me off once 

I sat in the corner of the yard like a dunce 

and all I ever wanted was the girl to have lunch 

maybe in the cafeteria with some punch 

but it didn't happen I didn't have heart 

cause I knew how it would end from the start and then I asked... 



Would you please, 

would you dance with me, 

my darling would you please take a chance with me, 

I see you over there with the jocks, 

I see you over there with the rich boys, 

I see you over there with all the pretty girls, 

and I'm asking one thing... 



when I was growing up it was hard to be happy 

kids knock the books out my hand and make fun of my acne (exactly) 

give me a wedgie while they throw spitballs at me 

and stuff me in my own locker and laugh at me 

(ahhhh ha..) oh you think that's real funny 

cause I'm 5 foot with huge feet and I dress crummy 

and all the school bullies want to just take my lunch money 

c'mon man I only got a dollar twenty 

ya know ya life is just really sad man 

when you play dodge ball your picked as the last man 

and ya run as fast as ya can just like a mad man 

cause the football team wants to throw you in the trash can 

so really will this madness ever end 

really will the nerd ever get revenge? 

will this girl call me back at around ten? 

will you go out w/ me? I just want to be friends 



Would you please, 

would you dance with me, 

my darling would you please take a chance with me, 

I see you over there with the jocks, 

I see you over there with the rich boys, 

I see you over there with all the pretty girls, 

and I'm asking one thing... 



Now days I'm a little older plus a little bolder 

but it seems like I just can't get over 

you ever have a day where nothing goes right 

well that just seems to be the story of my whole entire life 

so anybody out there know what I mean? 

to feel like your third string on a football team? 

and ya never ever gonna reach any of your dreams? 

and your only hope is making onion rings at burger king 

but now a days a lot of things done changed 

since Christ came into my life now and just rearranged 

the way I look at myself son it aint the same 

I drive in a whole 'nother lane going against the grain 

I know it might just seem a little strange 

the fact remains I changed when I called on his name 

so call me a nerd call me lame it don't matter to me 

see all I need to know is that my wife will dance with me 



Would you please, 

would you dance with me, 

my darling would you please take a chance with me, 

I see you over there with the jocks, 

I see you over there with the rich boys, 

I see you over there with all the pretty girls, 

and I'm asking one thing...