Song For Belly Dancer

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!



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 an' so

That is the only dance ! know!



< instrumental break >



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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