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Thread #6928   Message #541278
Posted By: GUEST,genie
04-Sep-01 - 12:43 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
Subject: RE: LYDIA, THE TATTOED LADY
One verse of the Groucho Marx (Harburg and Arlen) "Lydia" song that hasn't been mentioned here is:

"Lydia, oh, Lydia, oh have you met Lydia, Lydia the tattooed lady? When she stands the world gets littler, When she sits, she sits on Hitler."

This is followed by the final verse, about the admiral who is now "in command of the fleet ... ."