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Rent – Tango: Maureen lyrics
Joanne
Mark??

Mark
Hey

Joanne
I told her not to call you

Mark
That's Maureen what can I help since I'm here

Joanne
I'v hiried a engineer

Mark
Great!
Well, Nice To Have

Joanne
Wait!
She's Three Hours Late

The Samples Wont Delay
But The Cable -

Mark
There's Another Way
Say Something - Anything

Joanne
Test - One, Two Three...

Mark
Anything But That

Joanne
This Is Weird

Mark
It's Weird

Joanne
Very Weird

Mark
Fuckin' Weird

Joanne
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

Mark
Feel Like Going Insane?
Got A Fire In Your Brain?
And You're Thinking Of Drinking
Gasoline?

Joanne
As A Matter Of Fact --

Mark
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

Joanne
You're Wrong

Mark
Your Heart She Is Mangling

Joanne
It's Different With Me

Mark
And You Toss And You Turn
'Cause Her Cold Eyes Can Burn
Yet You Yearn And You Churn And Rebound

Joanne
I Think I Know What You Mean

Both
The Tango Maureen

Mark
Has She Ever
Pouted Her Lips
And Called You 'Pookie'

Joanne
Never

Mark
Have You Ever Doubted A Kiss Or Two?

Joanne
This Is Spooky

Did You Swoon
When She Walked Through The Door?

Mark
Every Time - So Be Cautious

Joanne
Did She Moon Over Other Boys--?

Mark
More Than Moon--

Joanne
I'm Getting Nauseous

(They dance)

Mark
Where'd you learn to tango?

Joanne
With the French ambassador's daughter in her dorm room at Miss Porters.
And you?

Mark
With, Ninet Himelfarb, the rabbi's daughter at the Scarsdale Jewish Community Center.
It's hard to do this backwards

Joanne
You should try it in heels!

She Cheated

Mark
She Cheated

Joanne
Maureen Cheated

Mark
Fuckin' Cheated

Joanne
I'm Defeated
I Should Give Up Right Now

Mark
Gotta Look On The Bright Side
With All Of Your Might

Joanne
I'd Fall For Her Still Anyhow

Both
When Your Dancing Her Dance
You Don't Stand A Chance
Her Grip Of Romance
Makes You Fall

Mark
So You Think, 'Might As Well'

Joanne
"Dance A Tango to Hell"

Both
'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

Mark
Why Do We Love When She's Mean?

Joanne
And She Can Be So Obscene
My Maureen

Both The Tango Maureeeeeen
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Joanne Mark?? Mark Hey Joanne I told her not to call you Mark That's Maureen what can I help since I'm here Joanne I'v hiried a engineer Mark Great! Well, Nice To Have Joanne Wait! She's Three Hours Late The Samples Wont Delay But The Cable - Mark There's Another Way Say Something - Anything Joanne Test - One, Two Three... Mark Anything But That Joanne This Is Weird Mark It's Weird Joanne Very Weird Mark Fuckin' Weird Joanne 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 Mark Feel Like Going Insane? Got A Fire In Your Brain? And You're Thinking Of Drinking Gasoline? Joanne As A Matter Of Fact -- Mark 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 Joanne You're Wrong Mark Your Heart She Is Mangling Joanne It's Different With Me Mark And You Toss And You Turn 'Cause Her Cold Eyes Can Burn Yet You Yearn And You Churn And Rebound Joanne I Think I Know What You Mean Both The Tango Maureen Mark Has She Ever Pouted Her Lips And Called You 'Pookie' Joanne Never Mark Have You Ever Doubted A Kiss Or Two? Joanne This Is Spooky Did You Swoon When She Walked Through The Door? Mark Every Time - So Be Cautious Joanne Did She Moon Over Other Boys--? Mark More Than Moon-- Joanne I'm Getting Nauseous (They dance) Mark Where'd you learn to tango? Joanne With the French ambassador's daughter in her dorm room at Miss Porters. And you? Mark With, Ninet Himelfarb, the rabbi's daughter at the Scarsdale Jewish Community Center. It's hard to do this backwards Joanne You should try it in heels! She Cheated Mark She Cheated Joanne Maureen Cheated Mark Fuckin' Cheated Joanne I'm Defeated I Should Give Up Right Now Mark Gotta Look On The Bright Side With All Of Your Might Joanne I'd Fall For Her Still Anyhow Both When Your Dancing Her Dance You Don't Stand A Chance Her Grip Of Romance Makes You Fall Mark So You Think, 'Might As Well' Joanne "Dance A Tango to Hell" Both '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 Mark Why Do We Love When She's Mean? Joanne And She Can Be So Obscene My Maureen Both The Tango Maureeeeeen Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Jonathan Larson
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