Lydia The Tattooed Lady - new version by Lydia Späti

Lydia The Tattooed Lady - Groucho Marx' song, interpreted by Lydia Späti

Soprano: Lydia Späti
Pianist: Ted Ganger
Text: Lydia Späti
Music: Yip Harburg & Harold Arlen, arr.: based on Jay Althouse's arrangement

Lyrics:

She’s the most glorious creature under the sun
Thaïs!, Manon! Giuditta!
Rolled into one
Oh Lydia, oh, Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh, Lydia, the tattooed lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
Lydia, oh, Lydia, that encyclopedia
Oh, Lydia, the queen of them all
On her back are the scores of some great arias
And even the ones of some whole operas
She sings the great roles almost jusqu’à l’extase
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
Of the op’ra, it’s spéctaculaire
For a dime you can see Salome or Mimi
she certainly does have a lot to share
La la la la la la
Come along and see "Magic Flute" and "Don Carlos"
"Norma" and "Rusalka", "Ariadne auf Naxos"
Here is "Flying Dutchman" - great composition
Because "Der Ring" might be too much ambition
La la la la la la La la la la la la (Mod.)
Oh, Lydia, oh, Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh, Lydia, the champ of them all
With her voice magnifique she will sing just for you
and touch the big crowd so they ‘ll need a tissue
A real op’ra diva she is through and through
There’s a lot to learn a lot from Lydia
I say Lydia
I say Lydia
I say Lydia, Lydia, Lydia
The greatest of all