Francis Larson

Lyrics

I’m tapping the beat,
no I can’t help these feet.
Searching the crowd for someone to join with me.
Then I see her in the corner,
bopping her head to the drummer
And I start to fall hard
yeah, hook line and sinker.
Then I notice your arm lightly draped around her.
Seems like she’s chained to the table.
Man, I feel I oughtta say
“That ain’t right Jack,
No, you’re keeping her back,
And boy, I can see she just wanna.”

I will dance with your girl if you ain’t gonna.
When she shimmies your way your face says you don’t wanna.
The band’s more than alright, and the groove is tight, so
I will take her hand, pull her in, make her smile, make her spin as you sit idly by.
Cause oh, what a damn shame when she moves so fine.
No, I ain’t got no shame, I will dance with your girl tonight.
Oh, whoa. I will dance, I will dance with your girl tonight.
Oh, whoa. I will dance, I will dance with your girl tonight.

Boy, you best get your ass up out that seat.
You don’t want to be left behind as she picks up the beat.
Cause if hips don’t lie, she’s bored with your wallflower sighs
When she’s trying to give you those bedroom eyes.
Now she sways her body, it’s as sweet as candy, and I barely notice the room around me.
As she takes front and center, all eyes are on her, so boy, tell me you know better.

I will dance with your girl if you ain’t gonna.
When she shimmies your way your face says you don’t wanna.
The band’s more than alright, and the groove is tight, so
I will take her hand, pull her in, make her smile, make her spin as you sit idly by.
Cause oh, what a damn shame when she moves so fine.
No, I ain’t got no shame, I will dance with your girl tonight.
Oh, whoa. I will dance, I will dance with your girl tonight.
Oh, whoa. I will dance, I will dance with your girl tonight.

She backs up the caboose, lets her hair loose, puts on her dancing shoes.
Your weak excuse, it don’t amuse, it just gives her the blues.
No, you ain’t gotta groove like Kevin Bacon in Footloose.
Just know she won’t wait around if you don’t cut lose.
She’ll turn her back on you, boy, get a clue,
if not you’ll know the meaning of you snooze you lose.
Now she’s looking for a partner, and there’s plenty of us out here,
and I know that she will choose someone new.
So I will throw in my hat, what you think about that?

I will dance with your girl.
I will dance with your girl.
I will dance with your girl.
I will dance with your girl.

I danced with your girl cause you weren’t gonna.
She shimmied my way and I said “I never wanna
leave you high and dry, when you want to go steppin’ all night, so
Cut some rug, burn the floor, I’ll keep up, ask for more and stay by your side
Cause lady I seen you move so fine
And you know these desires your boyfriend won’t satisfy
And what a damn shame he couldn’t muster some fight
Cause something tells me you’re taking me home tonight.”
And ain’t that the truth, boy.
I left with your girl that night.