The Temptations - May I Have This Dance lyrics

May I have this dance I've been waitin for this chance All night long (all night long) And this night I'll always treasure If I could have the pleasure To excort you Dont you know I've bit my nails in to Wantin to dance with you But I was much too shy I never had the nerve Before you'd dance across the floor with another guy The way he held you in his arms With his many charms I knew my chances were slim In order to get to you There's only one thing to do So I got rid of him Hey Ooh hoo I told him that a girl By the name of pearl Was looking for him And when I turned around He was nowhere to be found So here I am Ooh I gotta have this dance (gotta have this dance with you) Honey I (gotta have this dance with you) Honey I, honey I, honey I, have this dance Honey I (gotta have this dance with you) Gotta have this dance Oh...