D I went and bought myself a ticket and I sat down in the very first row G They pulled the curtain then they turned the spotlight way down low A 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 D She did her triple somersault D# and when she hit the ground E She winked at the audience F and then she turned around F# She had a picture of a cowboy G tatooed on her spine G# 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