Through the streets and thoroughfares
Fanfare is everywhere
Now is here & then is gone
Time to dazzle & 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 & weep
Coloured lights & high jinks

Tantara with a flair- tantara if you dare
Tantara- anywhere- tantara everywhere

It's a toast & 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 is here & then is gone
Time to dazzle & move on

Tantara euphoric- tantara mesmeric
Tantara to begin- tantara start again