Intro: D5 B5 G5 A5 , D5 B5 G5 A5 G5 D5 D5 B5 The first of the month Brings back the notion G5 A5 Of a big round white dance hall and a cool summer night D5 B5 Red cherry faces set black shoes in motion G5 A5 To the oom pa pa rhythm of a German delight Chorus: B5 A5 And I tried hard to tell you I was no kinda dancer B5 G5 'Took my hand to prove I was wrong D5 B5 You guided me gently Though I thought I could never G5 A5 G5 D5 We were dancing together at the end of the song A taught little bald man Like a German war hero With buxom matrons to a quick John Paul Jones Drapes of crepe paper A ball made of mirror Cast shiny reflections on a brass slide trombone Chorus A man was still dancing With his phantom partner Though the band had quit playing At the evening's end And it made me feel lucky that I had a partner to teach me the dance steps And come back again Chorus x2