(la la la la la la) Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady She has eyes that men adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia 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 (la la la la la la) 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 (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) 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 Lydia, the queen of tattoo For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz With a view of Niagara that nobody has And on a clear day, you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso Here's Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon Here's Godiva but with her pajamas on (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of them all She once swept an admiral clean 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 He said Lydia I said Lydia He said Lydia Ole! |
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