Harold Arlen - Lydia, the Tattooed Lady lyrics

[J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] Lydia, oh Lydia Say, have you met Lydia? Lydia, the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso Even more so Lydia, oh Lydia That encyclopedia Oh Lydia, the queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too And proudly above waves The red, white, and blue You can learn a lot from Lydia [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] La la la La la la La la la La la la [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] When her robe is unfurled She will show you the world If you step up and tell her where For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree Or Washington crossing the Delaware [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] La la la La la la La la la La la la [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] Lydia, oh Lydia Say, have you met Lydia? Lydia, the tattooed lady When her muscles start relaxin' Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia, oh Lydia That encyclopedia Oh Lydia, the queen of them all For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz With a view of Niag'ra that nobody has And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] La la la La la la La la la La la la [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his la**o Just a little cla**ic by Mendel Pica**o Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon And Godiva, but with her pajamas on [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] La la la La la la La la la La la la [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan' Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rumba Here's her Social Security Numba (whistling refrain) [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] Lydia, oh Lydia That encyclopedia Lydia, the champ of them all She once swept an admiral clear off his feet The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat And now the old boy's in command of the fleet For he went and married Lydia I said Lydia [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] He said Lydia [J. CHEEVER LOOPHOLE] I said Lydia [CIRCUS PERFORMERS] We said Lydia [ALL] La la!