Tango #1 Intro Songtext
von Frank Zappa

Hey, can I get a drink someplace?
See if you can give me some water
It′s hot up here, good God
That's okay

Okay, ten seconds

Alright
Sorry, we don′t, we don't play that one yet

As a matter of fact, ladies and gentlemen, we have something that exceeds all of the above

I'll tell you about it, just a second

It′s not "regela," it′s "regalia"


However, what it really is is a tango
Now, listen to this, folks
We got this tune, see, that's, uh...
You know, the, uh, tango as a dance of unbridled passion
I′m sure you're familiar with it, you know
The one, the one where you get to go
Okay?
We have modified the, uh, tango somewhat
In order to make it, bring it up to date, you know
Make it accessible to a young contemporary audience such as yourselves
People who are obviously in the know

Now we have...
We have converted the tango into something that go, that transcends the tango form
We′ve combined the tango with be-bop and maybe even later a smoke machine, we don't know
We have some people in the audience tonight that...
Well, they′re friends, they've been around the Hollywood scene for a long time
I'm sure if they come up on to the stage
Pardon me, folks
You′ll recognize ′em right away

Carl and, uh, yeah, there they are
Over there, folks
Here comes the tango


You haven't seen nothing yet, ladies and gentlemen
This is Brenda, and this is Carl
Now, now, you know Carl, don′t you?
Stick out your tongue, Carl
You remember Carl? Okay
You may have seen him at Canter's
Alright, now, Carl and Brenda, you′re gonna have to, ah, wait, right over there, just for a moment
I'll give you the cue for the precise moment when you get to come out and do it
But we′ve got to get it going first, just...
Okay, honey
Thank you
Okay

With the bells
Yeah, the tango, the front part of the tango
The tango
Here it is, folks

Too fast?
You play it that fast, you guys play it like this...