"The lyrics were first written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for the London musical "Three

Sisters", which premiered

in 1934.  Then when RKO released the screen version in March of 1935, Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh

changed the lyrics of the song, only keeping the title which Oscar Hammerstein II originated."



I won't dance, don't ask me

I won't dance, don't ask me

I won't dance madame with you

My heart won't

let me feet do things that they sould do



You know what, you're lovely you know what, you're so lovely



And you know 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 chairming and you're gentle

Specially 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 sould I?



I won't dance, how could I?

I won't dance, merçi beacoup



I know

that music lead the way to romance

So if I hold you in arms I won't dance



I won't dance, don't ask me



I won't dance, don't ask me

I won't dance madame with you

My heart won't let me feet do things that

they want to do



You know what, you're so lovely, ring a ding-ding, you're lovely

And you know 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 chairming and you're gentle

Specially 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, I

won't dance



I won't dance, merci beaucoup 

I know that music lead the way to romance



So if I hold

you in arms I won't dance