"Lydia, the Tattooed lady" by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg

Introduction:

(spoken or sung)

Ah Lydia,

She was the most glorious creature under the sun.

Guiess! DuBarry! Garbo! Rolled into one.

Verse 1:

[C]Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?

Lydia the tattooed [G7]lady

[F]She has [C]eyes that [F]folks a[C]dore so

[F]And a [Dm]torso [F]even [Dm]more so

[C]Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia

Oh, Lydia the Queen of Tat[F]too

On her [Dm]back is The Battle of Waterloo

Be[F]side it The Wreck of the Hesperus, too

And [C]proudly above waves the [F]red, white, and blue.

You can [C]learn a [G7]lot from [C]Lydia!

Chorus:

[C]La la la, la la la

La la la, [Eb]la la la

Verse 2:

[Eb]When her robe is unfurled she will show you the world

If you step up and tell her [Bb]where

For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree

or Washington crossing The [Eb]Delaware

Chorus:

[Eb]La la la, la la la

La la la, [C]la la la

Verse 3:

[C]Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?

Lydia the tattooed [G7]lady

[F]When her [C]muscles [F]start re[C]laxin',

[F]Up the [Dm]hill comes [F]Andrew [Dm]Jackson

[C]Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia.

Oh Lydia the queen of them [F]all

For two [Dm]bits she will do a mazurka in jazz

With a [F]view of Niagara that nobody has

And [C]on a clear day you can [F]see Alcatraz

You can [C]learn a [G7]lot from [C]Lydia!

Chorus:

[C]La la la, la la la

La la la, [Eb]la la la

Verse 4:

[Eb]Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso

Just a little classic by Mendel Pi[Bb]casso

Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon

Here's Godiva, but with her pa[Eb]jamas on

Chorus:

[Eb]La la la, la la la

La la la, la la la

Verse 5:

[Eb]Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon

Over on the west coast we have Treasure [Bb]Isle-on

Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba

Here's her social security [Eb]numba

Chorus:

[Eb]La la la, la la la

La la la, [C]la la la

Verse 6:

[C]Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia

Oh Lydia the champ of them [F]all

She once [Dm]swept an Admiral clear off his feet

The [F]ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat

And [C]now the old boy's in com[F]mand of the fleet

for he [C]went and [G7]married [C]Lydia!

Ending:

[C]I said Lydia...

He said Lydia...

They said Lydia...

We said Lydia, la, la!