Bobby Short

Lydia the Tatooed Lady
Oh Lydia, Oh LydiaNow have you met LydiaLydia the tattooed ladyShe has muscles men adore-soAnd a torso even more-soOh, Lydia, Oh LydiaNow have you met LydiaLydia the queen of tattooOn her back is the battle of WaterlooBeside it the wreck of the Hesperus tooand proudly above waves the red white and blueYou can learn a lot from LydiaThere's Grover Walen unveilin' the TrylonOver on the West Coast we have Treasure IslandThere's Captain Spaulding exploring the AmazonAnd Lady Godiva, but with her pajamas onShe can give you a view of the world in tattooIf you step up and tell her whereMon Paree, Kankakee, even Perth by the seaOr of Washington crossing the Delaware.Oh Lydia, Oh Lydia, now have you met LydiaLydia the queen of them allShe has a view of Niagara which nobody hasAnd Basin Street known as the birthplace of jazzSongtexteAnd on a clear day you can see Alcatraz!You can learn a lot from Lydia!Lydia the queen of tattoo!Lydia, oh Lydia, have you metLydia, the queen of them all!She once knocked an admiral off of his feet,The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.And now the old man is in command of the fleet,For he went and married Lydia! Aus Songtexte Mania