I really can't stay   But baby it's cold outside   I've got to go way   Whoa, but it's cold outside   This evening has been   In hopin that you'd drop in   So very nice   I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice      My mother will start to warn me   Beautiful, what's your hurry   My father will be pacing the floor   Listen to the fireside roar   Well really, I should just scurry   Beautiful, please don't hurry   But maybe just to have a drink more   Put a record on while I pour      The neighbors might say   Oh baby it's bad out there   Say what's in this drink   No cabs to be had out there   I wish I knew how   Your eyes are like starlight now   To break this spell   I'll take your hand, your hair looks swell      I ought to say no, no, no, no sir   Mind if I move in closer   At least I can say that I tried   What's the sense of hurting my pride   I really cant stay   Oh baby don't hold out, oh cos it's...   Baby it's cold outside