[Verse:] My youth was spent in the Orient Where they never taught me to waltz You'd be surprised when I exercised It was never done to a waltz It was done like this But never to a waltz [1st refrain:] In ancient Siam, women like I am Indoors or on the street No woman dances with her feet Egyptian, Persian, only one version No other stands a chance Feet are for walking, not for dance To an oriental fiddle, You can see them shake their middle The feet don't mean a thing Middles are all they swing Even an Egyptian mummy Wiggles her tummy Wiggles it so and so That is the only dance I know [2nd refrain:] You don't need an Arthur Murray Just a fringe that's on the surrey Will satisfy your needs Dancing between the beads Everybody shake your torso Sexy but more so Shake it, come on, let's go Let's do the only dance I know
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