Lyrics The Tenth World - Joni Mitchell
Dance
to
my
rumba
Beat
it
[maybe
a
drum?],
enjoy,
look
mama
[maybe
meaning
"look
at
me
and
learn
the
steps."]
Dance,
look
mama
Beat
it,
enjoy,
look
Dancing
the
rumba
beautifully.
That's
how
I
go.
Hey
hey
mama
Dance
to
it,
dance
Dance
Dance
this
way
[This
a
tentative
translation,
the
expression
I
hear
is
actually
unidiomatic]
Dance
to
it,
dance
A
Venezuelan
in
New
York
[maybe
referring
to
himself]
In
California
and
everywhere
I
bring
it
to
you
[the
rumba]
So
that
you
will
enjoy
a
good
thing
Enjoy
it
with
the
rest
of
the
world
With
the
African
and
the
rest
of
the
world
Dance
to
it
Gringos!
[This
is
funny.
"Gringo"
is
a
pejorative
way
that
some
South
Americans
have
to
refer
to
Anglo-Saxons.
It's
clear
that
some
Americans
are
actually
dancing
to
the
music
in
the
studio
and
receiving
instructions
from
the
singer,
including
this
veiled
semi-insult.
Was
Joni
there
too?]
Left!
Left!
[maybe
meaning
use
your
left
foot
now]
I
say,
Come
on!
I'm
going
now!
[Or
it
could
also
be
I'm
"coming"!]
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