The Next Assignment, Song Lyrics with Images.
Lydia the Tattooed Lady, by the Marx Brothers, 1939.
Written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. "At the Circus".
Lydia the Tattooed Lady, by the Marx Brothers, 1939.
Written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. "At the Circus".
My life was wrapped
around the circus.
Her name was Lydia.
around the circus.
Her name was Lydia.
I met her at the world's fair
in 1900,
in 1900,
marked down from 1940.
Ah, Lydia.
She was the most glorious creature
She was the most glorious creature
Under the su-un.
Guiess. DuBarry.
Garbo.
Rolled into one.
Oooooooh
Oooooooh
Lydia oh Lydia,
say have you met Lydia,
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.
say have you met Lydia,
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.
She has eyes that
folks adore so,
folks adore so,
And a torso even more so.
Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopidia,
Oh Lydia the
Queen of Tattoo.
Queen of Tattoo.
On her back is
the Battle of Waterloo.
the Battle of Waterloo.
Beside it the wreck of
the Hesperus, too.
the Hesperus, too.
And proudly above waves
the Red, White, and Blue,
the Red, White, and Blue,
You can learn a lot
from Lydia.
La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
from Lydia.
La la la, la la la,
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.
If you step up and tell her where.
For a dime you can see
Kankakee
Kankakee
or Paris,
Or Washington
crossing the Delaware.
La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
crossing the Delaware.
La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
Oh Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia,
Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady
When her muscles start relaxin',
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady
When her muscles start relaxin',
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia oh Lydia,
that encyclopidia,
oh Lydia the queen of them all!
For two bits she will
do a mazurka in jazz,
that encyclopidia,
oh Lydia the queen of them all!
For two bits she will
do a mazurka in jazz,
With a view of Niagara
that nobody has.
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
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
Buff'lo Bill with his lasso.
Buff'lo Bill with his lasso.
Just a little classic
by Mendel Picasso.
by Mendel Picasso.
Here is Captain Spaulding
exploring the Amazon.
exploring the Amazon.
Here's Godiva but
with her pajamas on.
La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
with her pajamas on.
La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
Here is Grover Whalen
unveilin' the Trilon.
unveilin' the Trilon.
Over on the West Coast
we have Treaure Island.
we have Treaure Island.
Here's Najinsky a-doin' the rhumba.
Here's her
social security numba.
{whistles}La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
social security numba.
{whistles}La la la, la la la,
la la la, la la la
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia
that encyclopidia,
Oh Lydia
the champ of them all.
that encyclopidia,
Oh Lydia
the champ of them all.
She once swept an Admiral
clear off his feet.
clear off his feet.
The ships on her hips
made his heart skip a beat.
made his heart skip a beat.
And now the old boy's
in command of the fleet,
in command of the fleet,
For he went and
married Lydia.
I said Lydia
{He said Lydia}
They said Lydia
{We said Lydia}
La La!
married Lydia.
I said Lydia
{He said Lydia}
They said Lydia
{We said Lydia}
La La!