Tango: Maureen
Music: Jonathan Larson Lyrics: Jonathan Larson (Scene: Field of clover in Ruatha. Day. A stage is being set for CHARLOTTE's protest. ARION is fighting with a bullhorn. CONNOR arrives.) ARION Connor? CONNOR Hi ARION I told her not to call you CONNOR That's Catalina But can I help since I'm here? ARION I hired an engineer CONNOR Great! Well, nice to have met you ARION Wait! She's three hours late The samples won't delay But the cable CONNOR There's another way Say something - anything ARION (into the bullhorn) Test - one, two three CONNOR Anything but that ARION This is weird CONNOR It's weird ARION Very weird CONNOR Fuckin' weird ARION I'm so mad That I don't know what to do Fighting with notes and tones Freezing down to my bones And to top it all off I'm with you CONNOR Feel like going insane? Got a fire in your brain? And you're thinking of drinking kerosene? ARION As a matter of fact CONNOR Willy, I know this act It's called the 'Tango of Cat' The Tango of Cat It's a dark, dizzy merry-go-round As she keeps you dangling ARION You're wrong CONNOR Your heart she is mangling ARION It's different with me CONNOR And you toss and you turn 'Cause her cold eyes can burn Yet you yearn and you churn and rebound ARION I think I know what you mean BOTH The Tango of Catalin CONNOR Has she ever pouted her lips And called you 'Pookie' ARION Never CONNOR Have you ever doubted a kiss or two? ARION This is spooky Did you swoon when she walked through the door? CONNOR Every time - so be cautious ARION Did she moon over other boys? CONNOR More than moon ARION I'm getting nauseous (ARION and CONNOR spar with pieces of CHARLOTTE's equipment.) ARION She cheated CONNOR She cheated ARION Tabby cheated CONNOR Fuckin' cheated ARION I'm defeated I should give up right now CONNOR Gotta look on the bright side With all of your might ARION I'd fall for her still anyhow BOTH When you're dancing her dance You don't stand a chance Her grip of romance Make you fall CONNOR So you think, 'Might as well' ARION "Dance a tango to hell" BOTH At least I'll have tangoed at all The Tango of Cat Gotta dance till your diva is through You pretend to believe her Cause in the end you can't leave her But the end it will come Still you have to play dumb Till you're glum and you bum And turn blue CONNOR Why do we love when she's mean? ARION And she can be so obscene BOTH The Tango Catalin |