tango till they're sore

well you play that tarantella and all the hounds

they start to roar

the boys all go to hell and then the cubans hit the floor

they climb along the pipeline

they tango til they're sore

they take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door

oh

let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair

deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stair

i'll tell you all my secrets but i'll lie about my past

so send my off to bed forevermore

make sure they play my theme song

i guess daisies'll have to do

just get me to new orleans and paint shadows on the pews

cut the skin on that pig

kick the drum and let me down

put my clarinet beneath your bed til i get back in town

let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair

deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs

i'll tell you all my secrets but i'll lie about my past

so send my off to bed forevermore

yes she'll be all in calico

or the color of a doll

i wave your flag on cadillac bay

hang a skillet on the wall

cut me a switch

oh

hold your breath til the sun goes down

write my name down on a hood

send me off to another town

let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair

deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stair

i'll tell you all my secrets but i'll lie about my past

so send my off to bed forevermore

send me off to bed forevermore