Never do a tango with an eskimo (1954) (video)

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1. You must never do a tango with an Eskimo,

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no, no, no, oh dear, no !

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When a lady from Nebraska's at a party in Alaska,

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she must never do a tango with an Eskimo.

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You can do it with a Latin from Manila to Manhattan,

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you can do it with a Gaucho in Brazil,

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but if once those Eskimoses start to wiggle with their toeses,

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you can bet your life, you're gonna get a chill.

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2. You can never do a tango with an Eskimo,

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no, no, no, oh dear, no !

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If you do, you'll get the breeze up,

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and you'll end up with a freeze up,

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you must never do a tango with an Eskimo !

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no !

+ G - D - D - G (2x)

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 2nd here)

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3. You must never do a tango with an Eskimo,

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no, no, no, oh dear, no !

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When a lady from Nebraska's at a party in Alaska

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she must never do a tango with an Eskimo.

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You can do it with a sailor from Peru to Venezuela,

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you can do it with Apaches in Paris,

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but if once an Eskimosee starts to cuddle up so cosy,

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you'll find your passion cooling, yes, sirree.

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4. You can never do a tango with an Eskimo,

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no, no, no, oh dear, no !

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If you do, you'll get the breeze up,

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and you'll end up with a freeze up,

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you must never do a tango with an Eskimo !

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no !

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Never do a tango with an Eskimo ! No, no, no !

(orig. = capo 1st) (Alma Cogan)