From the recording A Lovesome Thing

Music and Lyrics - Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Wilson

Lyrics

Went down to the dance
Sat down by the wall
Invited to dance
By no one at all

The couples danced fine
So charming and gay
But nobody once
looked over my way

Feeling so sad
Dissatisfied
I hurt so bad
I almost cried
Imagine my frustration with no
Invitation to dance

Sat down by the wall
Who else, can I be?
The bell of the ball
Who likes what she sees?

And a voice said to me
Wallflower, my dear
How come you can't see
You’re not wanted here

You don’t impress
Your just a mess
As you might have guessed
You're in excess

Imagine my frustration with no
Invitation to dance