Tango: Maureen
( ) = spoken

Mark?

Hi.

I told her not to call you

That's Maureen
But can I help since I'm here

I hired an engineer ...

Great!

Well, nice to have met you

Wait!

She's three hours late

The samples won't delay
But the cable -

There's another way
Say something - anything

Test - one, two, three ...

Anything but that

This is weird

It's weird

Very weird

Fuckin' weird

I'm so mad
That I don't know what to do
Fighting with microphones
Freezing down to my bones
And to top it all off
I'm with you

Feel like going insane?
Got a fire in your brain?
And you're thinking of drinking gasoline?

As a matter of fact -

Honey, I know this act
It's called the 'Tango Maureen'

The Tango Maureen
It's a dark, dizzy
Merry-go-round
As she keeps you dangling

You're wrong

Your heart she is mangling

It's different with me

And you toss and you turn
'Cause her cold eyes can burn
Yet you yearn and you churn and rebound

I think I know what you mean

The Tango Maureen

Has she ever
Pouted her lips
And called you 'Pookie'

Never

Have you ever doubted a kiss or two?

This is spooky
Did you swoon
When she walked through the door?

Every time - so be cautious

Did she moon over other boys--?

More than moon--

I'm getting nauseous

(It's hard to do this backwards.

You should try it in heels!)

She cheated

She cheated

Maureen cheated

Fuckin' cheated

I'm defeated
I should give up right now

Gotta look on the bright side
With all of your might

I'd fall for her still anyhow

When you're dancing her dance
You don't stand a chance
Her grip of romance
Makes you fall

So you think, 'Might as well'

"Dance a tango to hell"

'At least I'll have tangoed at all'

The Tango Maureen
Gotta dance til your diva is through
You pretend to believe her
'Cause in the end - you can't leave her

But the end it will come
Still you have to play dumb
Til you're glum and you bum
And turn blue

Why do we love when she's mean?

And she can be so obscene

Try the mike

My Maureen (een, een, een...)

Patched

Thanks

You know - I feel great now!

I feel lousy

The Tango: Maureen!

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