Rhythm of the Tambourine

(Come one, come all)

Hurry, hurry, here's your chance

See the mystery and romance

(Come one, come all)

See the finest girl in France

Make an entrance to entrance

Dance, my Esmeralda, dance

Hey, soldier boy, I see how you stare

Hey, butcher man, I see you admire

Come gather round, hey, Jaques and Pierre

Come see me dance to the rhythm of the tambourine

Flash of an ankle, flip of a skirt

Feel them excite, enflame, and inspire

Come see me dance, hey, what can it hurt?

It's just a dance to the rhythm of the tambourine

This girl, who is she?

She dances like the devil himself

(She dances like an angel)

But with such fire

Who is she?

Men of Paris, before we get old

Come feel the heat, come taste the desire

Feel them within you, crimson and gold

Gold like the coins you will toss into my tambourine

When I dance to the rhythm of the tambourine