Through the streets and thoroughfares
Fanfare is everywhere
Now it's here and then is gone
Time to dazzle and move on
Tantara! To begin, tantara! Start again
Tantara! In a throng, tantara! Everyone
Don't be lame, don't be limp
Don't be dowdy, don't be meek
I'm in no mood to sit and weep
Colored lights and high jinks
Tantara! With a flair, tantara! If you dare
Tantara! Anywhere, tantara! Everywhere
It's a toast and not a boast
With a swagger to the host
It's a party, a pageantry
To celebrate our clarity
Hour zero by jingo
A new day, fandango
Now it's here and then is gone
Time to dazzle and move on
Tantara! Euphoric, tantara! Mesmeric
Tantara! To begin, tantara! Start again
Tantara! Tantara! Tantara!
Hour zero by jingo
A new day, fandango
Now it's here and then is gone
Time to dazzle and move on
Tantara! Euphoric, tantara! Mesmeric
Tantara! To begin, tantara! Start again
No more, maybe, no more could be
Say, "Yes", say, "Yes", hey