A popular song from 1914
Words and music by Harry Robinson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Am I acting queer?
You need have no fear
I’m as harmless as can be
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
You may think I’m off my nut
And they ought to lock me up
In a padded cell at Kankakee
Hully gee! not for me
See! I’m not crazy yet
Still I’ll make a bet
That like Harry Thaw
I’d stand no chance
Not a bit, not a bit, not a bit
And I’m dodging Bill Jerome
But soon I’ll have to leave my home
For there’s a dance that has me in a trance
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la
That’s the strain that’s in my brain
Chorus:
Tango, Tango, everyone’s crazy
‘Bout the latest Tango
That Argentine Fandango
Cuddle near, can’t you hear
That sneaky freaky, music ringing in your ear?
One, two, three, four, see how they dip
And glide around that old floor
Just see them slip and slide
Now watch them dance till out of breath
Oh, goodness look!
They’ll dance themselves to death
Everybody’s going Tango mad
- Take a stroll with me, and you will agree
That the Tango is the rage
Yes it is, yes it is, yes it is
Watch that clerk right over there
Throw her shoulders in the air
Bet next week you’ll see her on the stage
Yes you will, Yes you will, Bill
On her “seven per” will she clerk? not her
Not as long as Tango is in style
See her smile, wait a while down the aisle
Selling lace may be alright
But when it comes to real delight
The art of dancing has it beat a mile