Thanks 'Cheerful Charley' for the summary. Looking back I think I've so far failed to put this on with a 'Lyrics Add' tag. So, one more try! THE TATTOOED LADY (Paddy Roberts) Well I was a bit of a lad I admit, My past was a trifle shady. Until in the end I went right round the bend And married a tattooed lady. I immediately saw there were pictures galore, On ev'ry available corner As I studied her frame, very soon I became An expert in flora and fauna On one of her feet, you were liable to meet A Master of Hounds in his habit. While right round her waist, in impeccable taste, Was a python devouring a rabbit. On the back of each knee was a small chimpanzee, On her thigh was a Knight of The Garter And just for a laugh they had put on her calf Eight bars of the Moonlight Sonata One evening I found as I ambled around I was feeling an absolute Charlie 'Cos I couldn't be sure if the sketch on her jaw Was Picasso or Salvador Dali I loved all the ships on one side of her hips The view in Peru on the other. But I was struck dumb when I found on her tum A caricature of her mother Well this was much more than a man can endure, Though I made the most earnest endeavour. So I scuttled away, and I'm happy to say It was Ta ta tattoo for ever, Ta ta tattoo for ever, Ta ta tattoo (2 bar run) for ever Paddy Roberts' "Tattooed Lady" (from memory) Nigel
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