Come to the Land of the Argentine

From the 1914 musical “Watch Your Step”
words and music by Irving Berlin

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. Down in the land of the Argentine
   That’s where you’ll see the fandango
   Done in a way that you’ve never seen
   That’s where they started the tango
   But outside of their dancing
   It’s a land of entrancing
   Romancing as well

Chorus
Come to the land of the Argentine
Where ev’ry girl is a Tango Queen
And ev’ry boy is a star, with his guitar
He can play it till you get a thrill with ev’ry bar
You haven’t lived till you’ve gone and seen
The sunny home of the tambourine
Where the Spanish Romeos and their Juliets
Lovey dovey to the tune of their castanets
I’m pretty certain that you’ll be keen
About the land of the Argentine

2. Down in the land of the Argentine
   Home of the fair Senorita
   They are the loveliest ever seen
   No girl could ever be sweeter
   ‘Neath the wonderful moonlight
   Ev’ry night is a June night
   And spoon-night as well

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: