Skip a Beat [Intro] (airy vocals, light synth pad) I've seen thee wandering through these halls ere now, Another face that fortune did allow. Yet this fair night doth seem a thing anew, For all mine eyes behold... is thee. ⸻ [Build / Pre-Chorus] (snaps + rising synth) Across the room our glances meet, And something stirs with sudden heat. Thou say'st "Come hither," drawing near, My beating heart rings loud and clear. Thy sweet perfume fills all the air, Thy raven curls—I cannot forbear. Thou know'st not what thou dost to me, For I have lost all gravity. ⸻ [Chorus] (full dance beat) My heart goes boom-boom, boom-boom, Whene'er thou enter'st in the room. The lights do flash, the world doth spin, And once again I tumble in. Boom-boom, boom-boom, Good sir, thou hast me crying, "Ooh!" One glance, one smile, Hath made me stray a little while. My heart goes boom boom boom, Whene'er thou enter'st in the room. Skip-skip-skip a beat, Each time thou drawest near to me. (Hook repeat) Boom boom boom — thou hast me. Skip skip skip — mine heart beats. ⸻ [Verse II] Thy close blue hose and snowy shirt, As though from Fancy's self thou wert. Each step doth keep the perfect time, As if thou danced through lights divine. Thou laugh'st, and all the room grows dim, Till none remain but only him. Thou know'st not what thou dost to me, Yet dwell'st within my fantasy. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] When thou dost softly speak my name, I stand as frozen in love's flame. One gentle touch, and all's afire, Like midnight stars in bright attire. ⸻ [Chorus] My heart goes boom-boom, boom-boom, Whene'er thou enter'st in the room. The lights do flash, the world doth spin, And once again I tumble in. Boom-boom, boom-boom, Good sir, thou hast me crying, "Ooh!" One glance, one smile, Hath made me stray a little while. My heart goes boom boom boom, Whene'er thou enter'st in the room. Skip-skip-skip a beat, Each time thou drawest near to me. ⸻ [Bridge] Oh, oh, oh... Mine heartbeat dwells within the bass. Oh, oh, oh... We whirl beneath the starry blaze. Perchance one day thou'lt plainly see What love of thee hath wrought in me. ⸻ [Final Chorus] Boom-boom heartbeat, Dancing 'neath the stars tonight. Boom-boom heartbeat, Thou hast won me through the night. My heart goes boom boom boom, Whene'er thou enter'st in the room. Skip-skip-skip a beat, Each time thou drawest near to me.
