The room was dark but I could see her there Her face was lost inside her flowing hair She was my dancing girl She was a dancing girl She danced alone She was a dancing girl She took the music with her sweet sashay The only smile inside a sad café Was all that I can see She was a mystery Oh, she danced alone She was a dancing girl She moved so easy and so unafraid And every song that they played was like a serenade Her serenade, her escapade Oh, I drank courage and I watched her sway I picked a song to make the jukebox play It had to be just right It had to last the night And she danced alone She was a dancing girl Oh-oh And if I knew it, I could call her name We'd light the night up like a silver flame I had to make her see She belonged to me I took her hand then she took me on The conga rhythm, then we danced till dawn Me and my dancing girl She was my dancing girl All through the night She was my dancing girl Ho!