A New-Fangled Tango - Lena Horne

Everybody’s mambo crazy

Cha-cha happy

But I’m lazy

I don’t dig that frantic terpsichore

When I trip the light fantastic

I don’t wanna be gymnastic

That’s not what a dancing floor is for

What I got in mind is a big improvement

With a very minimal amount of movement

Let the other couples push and shove

What I got in mind I think you’re gonna love

I’ve got a newfangled tango

And there’s nothing to it

You just sort of stand there

And just sort of do it

You stand close together

There’s no wasted motion

A newfangled tango

An old-fashioned notion

The floor may be crowded

But that doesn’t matter

It’s not necessary

To move

Don’t move

Why move

It may be crowded

But that’s all the better

It’s just like romancin'

While dancin'

Who’s dancin'

Oh, you start off with one step

And cling to each other

And you know how one step

Can lead to another

Oh, there’s nothing wrong with

A waltz or fandango

But, oh, what can come from

A newfangled tango

You cling to your partner

And sway to the rhythm

You can’t lose your partner

‘Cause you’re

Right there

With him

You don’t have to worry

About fast or slow steps

The nice part about it

In this dance

You don’t need steps

You don’t have to worry

If your dancing won’t do

It’s not what you do-do

It’s more what you don’t-do

You don’t need a waltz or

A fancy fandango

You just need a man

And a newfangled tango

Forget the fandango

Give up the mambo

Do

The

Tango