My name is Mary
And I'm from Greenville, Mississippi
Yeah but this is where I live
Here in this old folks' dormitoryAnd every Sunday night
Sarah comes to see us
And she plays that old upright
But Sarah always seems to leave usAnd when she plays
Something comes over me
Goes from my head
All the way to my feetAnd I wanna dance
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
All night, I said I wanna danceI wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right outta hereI had three girls and a boy
But now one's gone up to Heaven
She's with her papa now
'Cause he left for lack of penicillinThe older that I get
I figure everyone is dyin'
They're all dyin' for a change
And I know I'm dyin' for some actionBut days like these
Sunday seems so far away
So until then I'm gonna sit right here
And here I'll stayI wanna dance
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
All night, I said I wanna danceI wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right outta here, right outta hereI'd marry you if you could dance that's what I said
'Cause where I'm goin' there'll be dancin' everydayI'm gonna dance
I'm gonna snap my fingers all night long and dance
I'm gonna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
All night, I'm gonna danceI'm gonna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
I'm gonna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right outta hereSo one day I'm gonna dance right outta here
One day I'm gonna dance right outta here
I'm gonna dance
One day I'm gonna dance right outta here, here, here
One day I'm gonna dance right outta
I'm gonna dance