Masochism tango

by Tom Lehrer

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Lyrics

I ache for the touch of your lips, dear, But much more for the touch of your whips, dear. You can raise welts Like no-bo-dy else, As we dance to the Mas-o-chis-m Tan-go. Let our love be a flame, not an em-ber, Say it's me that you want to dis-mem-ber Black-en my eye, Set fire to my tie, As we dance to the Mas-o-chis-m Tan-go. At your com-mand Be-fore you here I stand, My heart is in my hand It's here that I must be. My heart en-treats, Just hear those sav-age beats, And go put on your cleats And come and tramp-le me. Your heart's hard as stone or ma-hog-an-y, That's why I'm in such ex-qui-site ag-on-y. My soul is on fire, It's a-flame with de-sire, Which is why I per-spire when we tan-go. You caught my nose In your left cas-ta-net, love, I can feel the pain yet, love, Ev-'ry time I hear drums. And I en-vy the rose That you held in your teeth, love, With the thorns un-der-neath, love, Stick-ing in-to your gums. your

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