Tango All Night

Ringo Starr · Ringo the 4th [1977]

We were playing at a club in Costa Rica

Where the Latin lovers come to find romance

When the lady who was dancin' on the tables look our way



"I wanna tango all night, mambo till daylight."

That was all she said

But when she showed us how

I almost lost my head



Then she took us to a little hacienda

We were hopin' that her mama was away

The the lady who was dancin' through her garden turned to say



"I wanna tango all night, mambo till daylight."

That was all she said

But when she showed us how

I almost lost my head



"I wanna tango all night, rhumba by moonlight."

That was what she said

And when she told us why

Our faces all turned red



We'll do the samba too

And cha cha through the room

But when her mama, sisters and brothers danced

They bagan to sing



"We wanna tango all night."

That was what they said

And when they all showed up

I know we've been misled



We wanna tango all night (ay ay ay ay ay)

We're gonna mambo all night (ay ay ay ay ay)

We're gonna rhumba all night (ay ay ay ay ay)



I said, tango all night

Rhumba in the moonlight (ay ay ay ay ay)

We're gonna tango all night (ay ay ay ay ay)

We're gonna tango all night (ay ay ay ay ay)

Oh, rhumba all night long