LYRICS:
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
She has eyes that folks adore so,
and a torso even more so.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Queen of Tattoo.
On her back is The Battle of Waterloo.
Beside it, The Wreck of the Hesperus too.
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
When her robe is unfurled she will show you the world,
if you step up and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree,
or Washington crossing The Delaware.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
When her muscles start relaxin',
up the hill comes Andrew Jackson.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Queen of them all.
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,
with a view of Niagara that nobody has.
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso.
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso.
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon.
Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon.
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on.
Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba.
Here's her social security numba.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Champ of them all.
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet.
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet,
for he went and married Lydia!
I said Lydia...
(He said Lydia...)
They said Lydia...
We said Lydia, la, la!
Classic!
ReplyDeleteLydia sounds like she's also worth seeing ...but your Groucho is very well done.
ReplyDeleteYAY SocMo! Thank you for this very original and festive interpretation of the topic.
ReplyDeleteSocmo Marx, eh? This is great...so creative and funny!
ReplyDeleteU always put a smile on my face : o )
ReplyDeleteVery funny and dynamic. Great take on this week's theme, love it!
putting a smile on your face is what SocMo is all about! No tasteless tattooed body parts around here...
ReplyDeleteLove the illo, love the movie too.
ReplyDeletelove
That is crazy wack. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteOh gee, thanks! Now I got THAT song in my head... Fun illo. ~cPaul
ReplyDeleteCreative solution to the Illo Friday problem. Me likes.
ReplyDeleteLOL!! YOur illo make me laught!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat illo! love it.
ReplyDeleteSocmo said the secret word: Tattoo. Too bad he can't divide the hundred dollars with Jonesy. Another funny Socmo.
ReplyDeleteVery funny. Makes me LOL.
ReplyDeleteSocmo Marx - you are just toooo funny - love it.
ReplyDeleteGreat! 'like your solution to this topic!
ReplyDeleteHilarious and fun!
ReplyDeleteSocMo makes a great Groucho. Beyond the moustache, shaggy eybrows and glasses, it's all in his eyes. Wonderful impersonation and creative take on the otherwise weak topic.
ReplyDeletethat really brought back Groucho singing that on the train.
ReplyDelete(I started out here from the FAT, subject, and I'm drifting!)
Thanks - I'll have to tag you to make sure I keep seeing what's to come.
almost forgot. Kermit did a version of this on the first Muppet album too!
ReplyDelete(I still think Groucho was better though!)