The day she was born
Down on the farm
She could bend like a young willow tree
And she started a-singin' and a-dancin' around
At the ripe old age of three

She'd sing and she'd dance
Every time she got the chance
She just could not be controlled
And she started stepping out late at night
When she was just thirteen years old

She could dance
Lord God, she could dance
She just danced her young life away
From dusk 'til dawn
'Til the cows come home
As long as the music would play

Yeah, she could dance
Lord God, she could dance
She just danced her young life away

She was sweet sixteen
When she run into me
It was down at the Panther Hall
She kicked off her shoes
And was dancing' the blues
It was the dangdest thing you ever saw

She could dance
Lord God, she could dance
She just danced my heart away

I made her my wife
And she danced through my life
Like a whirlwind in a storm
We sashayed around
From town to town
'Cause she didn't give a hoot about the home

She could dance
Lord God, she could dance
She's still dancing my heart away
From dusk 'til dawn
'Til the cows come home
As long as the music would play

She can dance
Lord God, she can dance
She's still dancin' to this very day
She could dance
Lord God, she could dance
She's still dancing my heart away