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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 03:09:50 -0700
From: John Blair
Subject: m/marx_groucho/lydia_the_tattooed_lady.crd
Lydia The Tattooed Lady
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
As sung by J. Cheever Loophole (Groucho Marx) in "At the Circus"
Note: MP2 and WAV versions of this song can be found at:
http://mems.ee.cornell.edu/~mbw/lydia.html
Transcription and any errors by jwblair@ix.netcom.com
(Intro dialog)
Chico: Folks, I wanna you should meet my pal,
my *best* friend. (What's your name again?)
Groucho: Loophole.
Chico: Glad to know ya.
Groucho: It's your pleasure.
Ah this meeting brings back memories--
childhood days! lemonade!! romance!
My life was wrapped around the circus--
her name was Lydia. I met her at the World's
Fair in 1900, marked down from 1940. Ah Lydia.
(ad lib sung/spoken)
She was the most glorious creature under the sun.
Weiss(?)!, DuBarry(?)! Garbo! Rolled into one.
Ahhhhh...
CLydia, (x32010@1)oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
GLydia (320003@1)the tattooed lady
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CShe (x32010@1)has eyes that folks adore so
F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) DmAnd (xx0231@1)a torso even more so
CLydia, (x32010@1)oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia
FOh (133211@1)Lydia, the queen of tattoo
DmOn (xx0231@1)her back is the Battle of Waterloo
FBeside (133211@1)it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too
C (x32010@1) FAnd (133211@1)proudly above waves the red, white and blue
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)can learn a lot from Lydia
C(la (x32010@1)la la, la la la)
C(la (x32010@1)la la, la la la)
EbWhen (x43121@3)her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world
BbIf (x1333x@1)you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree
EbOr (x43121@3)Washington crossing the Delaware
Eb(la (x43121@3)la la, la la la)
C(la (x32010@1)la la, la la la)
CAh (x32010@1)Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
GOh (320003@1)Lydia the tattooed lady
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CWhen (x32010@1)her muscles start relaxin'
F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) DmUp (xx0231@1)the hill comes Andrew Jackson
CLydia, (x32010@1)oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia
FOh (133211@1)Lydia, the queen of them all
DmFor (xx0231@1)two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz
FWith (133211@1)a view of Niagara that nobody has
C (x32010@1) FAnd (133211@1)on a clear day, you can see Alcatraz
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)can learn a lot from Lydia
C(la (x32010@1)la la, la la la)
Eb(la (x43121@3)la la, la la la)
EbCome (x43121@3)along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso
BbJust (x1333x@1)a little classic by Mendel Picasso
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
EbHere's (x43121@3)Godiva but with her pajamas on
Eb(la (x43121@3)la la, la la la)
Eb(la (x43121@3)la la, la la la)
EbHere (x43121@3)is Grover Whelan unveilin' the Tri-lon
BbOver (x1333x@1)on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on
Here's Nijinski a-doin' the rumba
EbHere's (x43121@3)her social security numbah
Eb(Whistling (x43121@3)instead of singing la la la...)
C(Whistling (x32010@1)instead of singing la la la...)
CAh (x32010@1)Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia
FOh (133211@1)Lydia, the champ of them all
DmShe (xx0231@1)once swept an admiral clear off his feet
FThe (133211@1)ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
C (x32010@1) FAnd (133211@1)now the old boy's in command of the fleet
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CFor (x32010@1)he went and married Lydia
CI (x32010@1)said Lydia
He said Lydia
They said Lydia
We said Lydia
La-la!
