“Save The Last Dance For Me”

Well you can dance

Every dance with the guy

Who gives you the eye

Let him hold you tight

And you can smile

Every smile for the man

Who held your hand

‘Neath the pale moonlight

But don’t forget who’s taking you home

And in whose arms you’re gonna be

So darling, save the last dance for me…

“Save The Last Dance For Me” is a true story.

It is a love song written by Doc Pomus.

Doc had been crippled by polio as a kid and needed crutches and a wheelchair to get around so he wasn’t able to dance.

In the song he tells his fiancée that she is free to dance and socialize with other men throughout the evening, but she should not forget who she is going home with.

The words plead for faithfulness:

‘If he asks if you’re all alone,…can he take you home… you must tell him no.’

Pomus actually wrote the lyrics on the back of an invitation to his own wedding, remembering how it felt to watch his bride dance with his brother, knowing that he himself was unable to navigate a dance floor.

Save The Last Dance For Me