Charles Strouse - Spanish Rose lyrics

I'm just a Spanish tamale according to Mae Right off the boat from the tropics, far, far away Which is kind of funny Since where I come from is Allentown, PA Spanish! Okay, Mae I'll be Spanish Right after I've married Alberto I'll be the toast of chi-chi Costanango And all day long my castanets will click I'll hide behind my fan and do the tango I'll be so Spanish it will make you sick I'll eat the tacos and the enchilada I'll drink tequila till I feel no pain The only song I'll sing will be 'Granada' I'll be more espanol than Abbe Lane Coo coo coo, la cuc racha So call me the wild Spanish rose The craziest flower that grows I'll kick up my heels and see How it feels to be sultry Spanish rose, ole Behind my mantilla I will pose The beauty that nobody knows So regal and cool, exciting and cruel That's me, Spanish rose Me name Rosita Hernandez You'll buy my tortilla You like me, yes? No? Maybe? "Eeyuckh!" Americano let me give you a bit of advice To cross Spanish rose isn't wise Your match you have found So don't mess around Her heart she cold like ice With Albert I will dance to the bolero We'll cha cha in the nicest honky tonks He'll wear the cutest mustache and sombrero My handsome Latin lover from the Bronx So now that you've met Spanish rose You'll never forget Spanish rose She'll taunt you She'll tame you but what man would blame you For worshiping Spanish rose Not Danish Not British Not Swedish Not Yiddish But Spanish Rosa