Little Egypt

(SPOKEN) Step right up folks and see Little Egypt do the dance of the pyramids. She walks, she talks, she crawls on her belly like a reptile. Just one thin dime, onetenth of a dollar..step right up, folks!! #1. D I went and bought myself a ticket and D7 D I sat down in the very first row, whoa whoa. G They pulled the curtain and then when G7 G they turned the spotlight way down low, whoa, whoa. A Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a A7 A button and a bow, whoa, whoa. G Singing, Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt..let me tell you 'bout D Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt.. #2. D She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big D7 D as Texas on her toe, whoa, whoa. G She let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie G7 G real slow, whoa, whoa. A When she did her special number on a Zebra skin, A7 A I thought she'd stop the show, whoa, whoa. G Singing, Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt..let me tell you 'bout D Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt.. D D# She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground, E F she winked at the audience and then she turned around. F# G She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine, G# it said, Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine. #3. D Yeah, but, let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't D7 D dance there anymore, whoa, whoa. G She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping G7 G at the store, whoa, whoa. A Cause we got seven kids and all day long they A7 A crawl around the floor, whoa, whoa. G Singing, Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt..let me tell you 'bout D Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt.. D G We want to know about.. Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt..let me tell you 'bout D Eeeegypt..Eeeegypt.. (Fade.)