Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Feb 05 - 11:56 PM

Grouch sang it in "At The Circus".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Gurney
Date: 24 Feb 05 - 02:39 AM

Just to add a little confusion: Paddy Roberts also wrote a 'Tattooed Lady' song, which starts;

Oh, I was a bit of a lad, I admit,
My past is a trifle shady.
But then in the end, I went right round the bend,
and married a tattoed lady.

All goes well until he finds

A caricature of her mother!
For this was much more than a man could endure.
It was ta-ta, tattoo, forever.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Feb 05 - 02:37 AM

Message from Charley Noble:

Subject: Lydia The Tattooed Lady
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25-Feb-05 - 02:25 PM

Could some kind Joe Clone correct this verse in a version of this song (The Tattooed Lady) sung by Rudy Vallee in 1934:

Her husband returned and the moment they kissed,
His eyes read the writing from elbow to wrist,
He foamed at the month and in fury he hissed,
His rage drove him utterly nuts;
She was hurt by his attitude deeply (deeply)
And hysterically started to laugh (ha, ha, haaaah)
Then she rolled up her stocking and showed him the fiend
Who was sawing a woman in half – (CHO)

The verse should read:

Her husband returned and the moment they kissed,
His eyes read the writing from elbow to wrist,
He foamed at the month and in fury he hissed,
His rage drove him utterly nuts;
She was hurt by his attitude deeply (deeply)
And hysterically started to laugh (ha, ha, haaaah)
Then she rolled DOWN her stocking and showed him the fiend
Who was sawing a woman in half – (CHO)

Makes much more sense.

Cheerily, Charley Noble

I don't know about these things, Charley. My wife doesn't wear stockings...
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From:
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 02:02 PM

not too sure how to use this site, but we can remember "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. ... Some things I found out I just can't talk about I find they are inclined to embarass .... 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. It ended Ta ta tattoo for ever, Ta ta tattoo for ever - can you remember any more?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 03:54 PM

After reading all of the references to Lydia, I have to ask:

Does no one remember the great performance of "Lydia" by Virginia Weidler in "The Philadelphia Story," accompanying herself on the piano? She was then only thirteen years old, but incredibly talented.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 05:53 PM

The short answer is no, I haven't seen it. But thanks for calling my attention to it. I'll make a point of watching "Philadelphia Story" next time it comes around on TV. Meanwhile, I looked up this biography of Virginia Weidler at imdb.com.

Here's another bio with pictures.

Child actors have always fascinated me.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 02 Jun 05 - 10:22 AM

Guest: Scottlrc

If you return, the lyrics you quote are from the Paddy Roberts song, which was transcribed on the forum Here

CHEERS

Nigel (e-mail also sent to invite Scott back)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: GUEST,smiley
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 07:31 AM

does anyone know where i can get this song. i loved it when i was a kid.

On her neck was Minnesota
On her shoulders was Tennessee
And tattooed on her back, was good old Hackensack
The place where I long to be
And on her (long whistle) was West Virginia
In those hills where I love to roam
And when the moon came up upon her Mississippi
That's when I recognized my home sweet home

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: GUEST,Senior Senor
Date: 12 Jun 08 - 11:56 AM

I seem to remember these words.

On her neck was Minnesota
On her shoulders was Tennessee
And tattooed on her back, was good old Hackensack
That's the place where I long to be
And on her (long whistle) was West Virginia
Through those hills I just love to roam
And when the moon shone down on her Wabash
That's when I recognized my Indiana home

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 Jun 08 - 09:41 PM

Well, it was a song that got around! ;~)

I used to think it was just the kind of song that would make a great introduction to Geography. But maybe not!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Melissa
Date: 12 Jun 08 - 10:01 PM

The Tattoed Lady--(McDonald) Johnny White and his Rhythm Riders with Skeets McDonald

"once I married a tattoed lady
it was on a cold and winter day
and tattoed all around her body
was the map of the good old USA
and every night before I'd go to sleep
I'd jerk down the quilt and have a peep

Upon her leg was Minnesota..."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
From: Melissa
Date: 12 Jun 08 - 10:06 PM

Turnabout being fair play and all, does anybody have the words to these tattoed lady songs:

"The tattoed lady from the circus fell in love with me...

...she tattoed my poor face
in the most peculiar place
now whenever she sits down
she sits on me"

Or, the one where she has a rusty hinge tat that looks so real it squeaks when she bends her knee?

(apologies to Lydia for bringing other ladies into the room..)