The poem turns a familiar bit of everyday life into something playful and a little strange. The speaker says their tongue "took me to dinner," as if the tongue were a separate companion who has invited them out. The speaker is the guest, not the host. Then the tongue gets to "dance" while the speaker simply eats, which hints at a double meaning: the tongue tastes and moves around food, but it is also the thing we talk with, so it may be chattering away while the speaker sits back.
The tone feels relaxed, amused, and a bit resigned. "As always" suggests this is a habit, that the speaker has long let their tongue lead, whether in appetite, in speech, or both. There's no complaint here, just easy acceptance. The short lines and plain wording add to the light mood, leaving us with a small, witty picture of a person happily following their own mouth through an evening.