"Song For Belly Dancer" lyrics - PERRY COMO

My youth was spent in the Orient
Where they never taught me to waltz
You'd be surprised when I exercised
It was never done to a waltz!
It was "done" like this...
But never to a waltz!

In ancient Siam, women like I am
Indoors or on the street...
No woman... dances with her feet!
Egyptian, Persian, only one version
No other stands a chance,
Feet are for walking,
Not for dance!

To an oriental fiddle,
You can see them shake their middle,
The feet don't mean a thing
Middles are all they swing!

Even an Egyptian "mummy"
Wiggles her tummy
Wiggles it so an' so
That is the only dance! know!

[Instrumental break]

You don't need an Arthur Murray
Just a fringe that's on the surrey
Will satisfy your needs
Dancing between the beads!

Everybody shake your torso
Sexy but more-so,
Shake it, come on, let's go...
Let's do the only dance I know!