MISC SOUNDTRACK - AT THE CIRCUS THEME CHORDS

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 10:53:27 -0700 From: John Blair <jwblair@ix.netcom.com> Subject: m/misc_soundtrack/lydia_the_tattooed_lady.crd Lydia The Tattooed Lady Music by Harold Arlen Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg As sung by J. Cheever Loophole (Groucho Marx) in "At the Circus" Note: MP2 and WAV versions of this song can be found at: http://mems.ee.cornell.edu/~mbw/lydia.html Transcription and any errors by jwblair@ix.netcom.com (Intro dialog) Chico: Folks, I wanna you should meet my pal, my *best* friend. (What's your name again?) Groucho: Loophole. Chico: Glad to know ya. Groucho: It's your pleasure. Ah this meeting brings back memories-- childhood days! lemonade!! romance! My life was wrapped around the circus-- her name was Lydia. I met her at the World's Fair in 1900, marked down from 1940. Ah Lydia. (ad lib sung/spoken) She was the most glorious creature under the sun. Weiss(?)!, DuBarry(?)! Garbo! Rolled into one. Ahhhhh...

^CLydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed ^Glady ^FShe has ^Ceyes that ^Ffolks ad^Core so ^FAnd a ^Dmtorso ^Feven ^Dmmore so ^CLydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia Oh Lydia, the queen of tat^Ftoo On her ^Dmback is the Battle of Waterloo ^FBeside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too And ^Cproudly above waves the ^Fred, white and blue You can ^Clearn a ^Glot from ^CLydia

^C(la la la, la la la) ^C(la la la, la la la)

^EbWhen her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world If you step up and ^Bbtell her where

For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree

Or Washington crossing the ^EbDelaware ^Eb(la la la, la la la) ^C(la la la, la la la)

^CAh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Oh Lydia the tattooed ^Glady ^FWhen her ^Cmuscles ^Fstart ^Crelaxin' ^FUp the ^Dmhill comes ^FAndrew ^DmJackson ^CLydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia Oh Lydia, the queen of them ^Fall For ^Dmtwo bits she will do a mazurka in jazz With a ^Fview of Niagara that nobody has And ^Con a clear day, you can ^Fsee Alcatraz You can ^Clearn a ^Glot from ^CLydia

^C(la la la, la la la) ^Eb(la la la, la la la)

^EbCome along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso Just a little classic by Mendel Pi^Bbcasso

Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon

Here's Godiva but with her ^Ebpajamas on ^Eb(la la la, la la la) ^Eb(la la la, la la la)

^EbHere is Grover Whelan unveilin' the Tri-lon Over on the west coast we have Treasure ^BbIsle-on

Here's Nijinski a-doin' the rumba

Here's her social security ^Ebnumbah ^Eb(Whistling instead of singing la la la...) ^C(Whistling instead of singing la la la...)

^CAh Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia Oh Lydia, the champ of them ^Fall She ^Dmonce swept an admiral clear off his feet The ^Fships on her hips made his heart skip a beat And ^Cnow the old boy's in comm^Fand of the fleet For he ^Cwent and ^Gmarried ^CLydia

^CI said Lydia He said Lydia They said Lydia We said Lydia La-la!