Mambo, the mood of Edmundo The Samba it ain't no big deal Broadway, my hat-and-cane forte Relies on the speed of your heel But it's a cruel mean old world Of the true Moulin Rouge pearls When somebody's hustlin' you Right off the stage You'd never be so dumb as to say I wouldn't say Ginger, to imitate Ginger Now is my sole ambition to date Bolero with Raft I could share but with Blair I could never have faced But it's a cruel mean old world Of the true Moulin Rouge pearls When somebody's hustlin' you Right off the stage You'd never be so dumb as to say I wouldn't say Dancer, I'm an old-fashioned dancer 'n I'll be checking you out in the wings Lady, my poor leading lady Now is trying so hard to be slim But it's a cruel mean old world Of the true Moulin Rouge pearls When somebody's hustlin' you Right off the stage You'd never be so dumb as to say I wouldn't say