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Well she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked
Was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another,
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well she looked at me
and I, I could see
That before too long
I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there
Oh, since I saw her standing there
Yeah, well since I saw her standing there

Documentation

This song was originally recorded by The Beatles in 1963 and released on Please Please Me. Paul wrote the song for Iris Caldwell, who was the sister of Rory Storm of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (the band Ringo came from). He knew that in order to be successful his songs would have to be geared toward teenage girls and have a personal sound to them. The original title was "Seventeen, I Saw Her Standing There" with "She was just seventeen/never been a beauty queen". John changed the line that Paul wrote in this song, from "never been a beauty queen" to "you know what I mean". Elton John recorded a cover of the song with John Lennon in 1975. Tiffany recorded a version (changing "her" to "him") in 1987.

Rick has performed this song several times in concert, including:

11/01/00 Joliet, IL
01/25/01 Las Vegas, NV
5/31/02 Kettering, OH