THE TARANTULA TANGO - by Amy Skelton Otey  © 2004
 
I.
I wait for a cool autumn night, When the moon is orangey and bright
I get ready for the Halloween scene.
See, what I really need, Is a partner to take the lead
Takes two to tango you know, So, get ready let's go.

The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango
All the way to Durango, We'll dance the night away.
The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango --
Just don't offer me mango, Because I only eat meat.

II.
Let's be a team, We'll be such a scream
So clever, so rare
So, dress up with care, Ah the treats we will share
You be the ghost, And I'll be your hair

The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango
All the way to Durango, We'll dance the night away.
The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango --
Just don't offer me mango, Because I only eat meat.

III.
Speaking of treats, Go ahead, you take the sweets.
I'm a committed carnivore.
But, I do ask a favor, A tender morsel to savor:
A juicy mosquito, atop a Dorito™
Or a bug burrito. I'd settle for a Frito™.

The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango
All the way to Durango, We'll dance the night away.
The tarantula tango, What a lovely fandango --
Just don't offer me mango, Because I only eat meat.