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 'sposed 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