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! 

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! 

Words and Music by Irving Berlin