I Can't Dance

I can't dance I can't dance Besides, I'm two feet shorter than the girls are All these dancing parties are just plain dumb When they asked, I should have said, "I can't come" There's a girl with braces, Standing by the punch bowl and she's making funny faces I guess she wants to dance I can't dance I can't dance Besides I look so awful in these braces If that boy wants me to dance, I'll just die I'm so tall, and he's about three feet high Ever since September, I've been taking dancing lessons, now I can't remember How the heck to dance Pardon me My name's Jeff And I don't mind if you are tall and skinny And those braces on your teeth, They're real neat Thank you for the compliment, Gee you're sweet Your name is Carlotta I met you last summer when we went to Camp Granada We oughta try to dance Right foot first Left foot next I think you're suposed to do it to the music You don't really look so bad, just your ears When do you take your braces off? Four more years By the time your teeth are ready, I'll be two feet taller, and I'll ask you to go steady Then we'll dance --- I Can't Dance - Allan Sherman