Do You Want To Dance

Album: Do You Wanna Dance (1958)
Charted: 5
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  • Well, do ya wanna dance and-a hold my hand
    Tell me I'm your lover man
    Oh baby do ya wanna dance
    Well, do ya wanna dance and make romance
    Squeeze me all through the night
    Oh baby do you wanna dance
    Well, do you wanna dance under the moonlight
    Squeeze me all through the night
    Oh baby do you wanna dance

    Hey

    Well, do ya wanna dance and-a hold my hand
    Squeeze me if I'm your man
    Oh baby do you wanna dance
    Well, do you wanna dance under the moonlight
    Squeeze and kiss me all through the night
    Oh baby, do you wanna da-ance
    Well do ya wanna dance and-a make romance
    Kiss and squeeze umm yeah
    Do you waanna dance

    Well, do ya wanna dance and-a hold my hand
    Squeeze and tell me I'm your lover man
    Oh baby, do you wanna dance
    Yeah, do ya wanna dance under the moonlight
    Squeeze and hug me all through the night
    Oh baby, do you wanna dance
    Well, do-ya do-ya do-ya do-ya
    Wanna dance
    Do-ya do-ya do-ya do-ya
    Wanna dance
    Do-ya do-ya do-ya do-ya
    Wanna dan-ance Writer/s: Robert Freeman
    Publisher: MARMOR MUSIC CO, Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Susan from Atlanta, GeorgiaIn my opinion, the Mamas & Papas' version of this song is easily the best one. Love the description of the mellow, lush arrangement, and their version is done in such a way as to sound like a romantic ballad for slow-dancing instead of Bobby Freeman's, which (no offense, Bobby) sounded like he had to get this dance over with and get the car back home before his dad missed it. Whatever else can be said about John Phillips (and there is plenty, and I don't disagree with any of it), he was an unbelievably gifted musician and arranger, whether it was with his own songs or the many covers the group did.
    I got to see two different iterations of the regrouped Mamas & Papas in concert (neither of which was the original, sadly), and hearing Denny Doherty sing this song was the ultimate groupie experience for me.
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