The tarantella

Up in the sky the moon shines bright.

It conjures noontime from midnight.

She said to me, "Come take my hand,

"Come out onto the sizzling sand

Where jumps the wriggling romance,

The tarantella."

Come on, you dancers! Here are two;

A crowd surrounds them on the blue;

The man is strong, the girl is fair;

But watch out! With your thoughts take care,

The game of love can fast entrance,

The tarantella.

Sweet the sound of the tambourine!

"If I were a daughter marine,

You fisherman," she said to me,

"Every night with joyful glee

We'd love each other while we dance

The tarantella."