The Manuelo Tarantel is an Italian-American song written by

Carl Sigman Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in ...

and Peter de Rose, recorded in November 1949 by Louis Prima. It was originally recorded on Mercury 78 RPM Single 5339. It can now be found on the compilation CD "Beepin' & Boppin'" released May 18, 1999. The tempo is lively and upbeat. The song tells a story of a small, hard-working Italian village. Every Saturday night they have a dance in the town square and they wait for Manuelo to show up for the party to begin. According to the good humored lyrics: "He won't dance with a single girl, only the married ones".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manuelo Tarantel 1949 songs Songs written by Carl Sigman Songs with music by Peter DeRose