The Irish Tango 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31 Aug 2009
2009

Paddy dear, say can you do,
the Tango up and down?
Oh Paddy dear, say don't you know,
the craze of Dublin Town?
They danced it first in Paris
and it drifted to New York,
Then back across the ocean
now they're doing it in Cork.

All the Irish do The Tango now,
you must Tango to avoid a row.
It beats the great Fandango
this nifty Irish Tango,
You're not in it for a minute
if you don't know how.
Irish jigs and reels
are danced no more.
If you waltz
they'll chase you off the floor,
"Too Much Mustard" music swells,
by Killarney's Lakes and Dells,
They do the Irish Tango now.

All the Irish do The Tango now,
you must Tango to avoid a row.
It beats the great Fandango
this nifty Irish Tango,
You're not in it for a minute
if you don't know how.
Irish jigs and reels
are danced no more.
If you waltz
they'll chase you off the floor,
"Too Much Mustard" music swells,
by Killarney's Lakes and Dells,
They do the Irish Tango now.

The famous Irish dances are
all gone beyond recall,
the Irish lads and lassies now,
do Tango's 'round the hall,
the Irish have ceased fighting
and are peaceful as can be,
They swear they'll do the Tango
till they set old Ireland free.

All the Irish do The Tango now,
you must Tango to avoid a row.
It beats the great Fandango
this nifty Irish Tango,
You're not in it for a minute
if you don't know how.
Irish jigs and reels
are danced no more.
If you waltz
they'll chase you off the floor,
"Too Much Mustard" music swells,
by Killarney's Lakes and Dells,
They do the Irish Tango now.

All the Irish do The Tango now,
you must Tango to avoid a row.
It beats the great Fandango
this nifty Irish Tango,
You're not in it for a minute
if you don't know how.
Irish jigs and reels
are danced no more.
If you waltz
they'll chase you off the floor,
"Too Much Mustard" music swells,
by Killarney's Lakes and Dells,
They do the Irish Tango now.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Irish Tango 1914
Music by Ernest Breuer
Lyrics by J. Brandon Walsh
© MCMXIV by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 31 August 2009 at 20.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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