Tanqueray Tango
from What's-His-Name
Words and music by Bob Carr
Copyright 1995 Bar/None Records

He met her down at DT's stumbled on in
He had hands that shook she had a face sad as a sin
They had a beer and a couple of shots
Drank to all their forget-me-nots

Everybody do the Tanqueray Tango
Everybody do the Tanqueray

She took him back to her shack on the quaint side of town
The tumbled on the waterbed till the sun went down
She had a husband in the U.S. Army
A saggy couch, and a wide screen T.V.

Everybody do the Tanqueray Tango
Everybody do the Tanqueray

They took a dip in a buff in the above ground pool
The bottle at the bottom stubbed their toes but it kept real cool
They drank to all the ties they severed
And to all their at-least-we-nevers

Everybody do the Tanqueray Tango
Everybody do the Tanqueray

He woke up on the kitchen floor about half past three
Dog hair on his face and a head full of vague memories
She never made it past the patio chair
She wouldn't wake up so he left her lying there

And he walked home
Past that the sign that implied
He never had to be alone

Our lives never quite match up to the billboard signs
Someone else gets the orange we're stuck with the orange rind
The one thing good about a drinking friend
Chances are you're going to see them again when

Everybody do the Tanqueray Tango
Everybody do the Tanqueray


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