Hi -yi, hi -yi, have you ever
danced in the tropics?
In the hazy, lazy, like kind of crazy, like
South
American way.
Hi -yi, hi -yi, have you ever
kissed in the moonlight?
In the grand and glorious,
gay, notorious
South
American way
The
Latin scheme of love is like a dream of love
The
Latin stream of love is in the vein
They'll buy a jewel for you,
or fight a duel for you
Or drive a mural for you across the plain
Hi -yi, hi -yi
There is melody in their music
While the couches sing it
Come on and swing it the
South
American way
Da, da, da, da, da
Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye
Have you ever danced in the tropics
Where they throw the bull
with the gotchas full
Oh, that's not the
American way
Hey, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye
Aye
Did you ever kissed in the moonlight
If you've never kissed a boy
what you've missed
then that's not the
American way
The
Latin scheme of love
It's like a dream of love,
it's like a stream of love that's in the vein
They'll buy a jewel for you, or fight a duel for you,
or drive a mule for you across the plain
Hi -yi, hi -yi,
there's melody in their music
While the
Gauchos sing it,
come on and swing it the
South
American way
The
Latin stream of love is like a
dream of love, the
Latin stream of love is in their veins.
They'll buy a jewel for you, or buy a jewel for you,
or drive a mule for you across the flames.
Hi -yi -yi -yi -yi -yi -yi -yi -yi, there
is melody in their mu sic.
While the gods chose to heed it, come on and swing,
it's the
South
American way.
They will drive a mule across the flames,
even if it snows or rains.
The
South
American way