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Tango Corrupti Lyrics


Rainhard Fendrich - Tango Corrupti

Lyrics translated



[Verse 1]

Now we may never really know
The gentleman
Who in a summer's night

Did on a parking lot lay low
And in his hand,
He's holding something tight

Two headlights come in from afar
And there appears
a dark-blue Jaguar

Pale faces sit inside the car
But the chauffeur
is from Nigeria

The envelope falls in the car
With beating hearts
The deal is now perfect

For such a generous donation
You'll acquisition
The coveted project


The minister's softly cackling
for he knows that gentle crackling

And he whispers silenty
Just a tiny melody:


[Chorus]

Tango Corrupti...
If someone finds out and he spills it

Go get a lawyer that can help you
And then swoopity-whoop you're gone!

Even the tax inspector's audit
Won't rile us, not one little bit

For all we have, we have,
By now, anyhow,

On the Bahamas.


[Verse 2]

The old police chief has his worries
Now that he's married
To a young top model

He dreams of debt and empty satchels
At every corner
Nothing is going well

A tattooed man steps on his heels
And then he feels
A bunch of thousands bills

Slip in his trousers from behind
To every side
His eyes now dart around

The man behind him softly speaks:
Don't give a squeak
And keep your eyes shut too


And if we can keep this going
I can surely guarantee you

That there is much more
Where that came from


[Chorus]

Tango Corrupti...
If someone finds out and he spills it

Go get a lawyer that can help you
And then swoopity-whoop you're gone!

Even the tax inspector's audit
Won't rile us, not one little bit

For all we have, we have,
By now, anyhow,

On the Bahamas.


[Verse 3]

The fat cat CEO man said:
My dear D. A.,
This tiny money bet

Was but a puny little trifle
Made on the side,
Just a few millions yet

For I have dough like sugar cubes
You'll stay a rube,  
with just your state's pension

You should really splurge on something
Just like they all do -
Maybe a Porsche soon?


For that, some files evaporate
And the photos with the naked

And we'll be singing in unison
Our beloved melody:


[Chorus]

Tango Corrupti...
If someone finds out and he spills it

Go get a lawyer that can help you
And then swoopity-whoop you're gone!

Even the tax inspector's audit
Won't rile us, not one little bit

For all we have, we have,
By now, anyhow,

On the Bahamas.


A live performance in German TV 1988:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSifoK1XDUo

 

 

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