The Masochism Tango Songtext
von Tom Lehrer

I ache for the touch of your lips, dear
But much more for the touch of your whips, dear
You can raise welts
Like nobody else
As we dance to The Masochism Tango
Let our love be a flame not an ember
Say it′s me that you want to dismember
Blacken my eye
Set fire to my tie
As we dance to The Masochism Tango
At your command
Before you, here I stand
My heart is in my hand (Eugh)
It's here that I must be
My heart entreats
Just here those savage beats
And go put on your cleats
And come and trample me
Your heart is hard as stone or mahogany
That′s why I'm in such exquisite agony


My soul is on fire
It's a flame with desire
Which is why I perspire when we tango
You caught my nose
In your left castanet, love
I can feel the pain yet, love
Everytime I hear drums
And I envy the rose
That you held in your teeth, love
With the thorns underneath, love
Sticking into your gums
Your eyes cast a spell that bewitches
The last time I needed 20 stitches
To see up the gash
You made with your lash
As we dance to The Masochism Tango
Bash in my brain
And make me scream with pain
Then kick me once again
And say we′ll never part
I know too well
I′m underneath your spell
So darling, if you smell something burning it's my heart
(Hic, ′scuse me)
Take your cigarette from its holder
And burn your initials in my shoulder
Fracture my spine
And swear that you're mine
As we dance to The Masochism Tango