Capo 1 
 
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I went and bought myself a ticket  
and I sat down in the very first row 
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They pulled the curtain then  
they turned the spotlight way down low 
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Little Egypt came out a-struttin'  
wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow 
 
(HOLD) 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
 
She had a ruby on her tummy  
and a diamond big as Texas on her toe 
She let her hair down and she  
did the hoochie-coochie real slow 
When she did her special number on the zebra skin  
I thought she'd stop the show 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
 
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She did her triple somersault  
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and when she hit the ground 
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She winked at the audience  
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and then she turned around 
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She had a picture of a cowboy  
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tatooed on her spine 
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Said, Phoenix, Arizona 1949 
 
Yeh, let me tell you people  
Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore 
She's too busy mopping and  
a takin' care of shopping at the store 
'Cos we've got seven kids and  
all day long they crawl around the floor 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah