Tillie The Twirler

(Spoken) F F#dim C/G A7 Ladies Mit Gentlemen, The Bijou theater proudly presents (Spoken) F F#dim C/G A7 The star attraction from the night Tillie the Twirler F F#dim C/G A7 D7 G7 C G7 C C Am C Am Down at the Bijou they stand in line C Am7 D7 G7 The movie's lousy but the show's real fine C Am C They got a gal there you won't forget C Am Dm7 G7 F6 She's got the power of an old prop jet Dm7 Adim Em7 C A7 When she's on the stage she always gives you her all Dm7 Adim C A7 If you know your geography then you'll recall Dm7 Adim Em7 C A7 Minneapolis and Saint Paul D F C When Tillie twirls her tassels around C Am C Am C Am C Am Last night she danced and pulled out all the stops C Am7 D7 G7 She dropped a tassel and someone called the cops C Am F Am C You can't go topless in a one-horse town C Am Dm7 D7 And so the sheriff went and closed the Bijou down Dm7 Adim Em7 C A7 The local censors and the courts agree Dm7 Adim C A7 There must be some redeeming social quality Dm7 Adim Em7 C A7 Or else it's just a menace to society D F C When Tillie twirls her tassels around C Am C Am Ab7 You see she wants to be a prima ballerina Am Ab So tell me everybody doesn't that redeem her? Ab7 She's got to make a living Ab F7 To pay for all those lessons F7 So give the girl a break F7 Don't make a big mistake F Dbmaj7 And maybe some day you will see her starring in Swan Lake Am7 C Am C Open the Bijou and let her dance Am D7 G7 We gotta give this kid a second chance C Am C Am C7 Let's get together and maybe then C7 Am Dm7 D7 We can start those tassels twirling again F F#dim C A7 So everybody won't you open your hearts F Abdim C A Let's not end the girl's career before it starts F Abdim C A7 You and you and you and you patrons of the arts D7 G7 Let Tillie twirl her tassels C A7 Don't give her any hassles F Abdim Won't you let this stripper C A7 Trade a G-string for a slipper F Abdim C A7 Shes' the next Pavlova so won't you think it over D7 F F7 Let Tillie twirl her tassles around F Somebody get this girl a swan G7 Bbmaj7 Cdim Am C Am C Am C Am C Am D F Abdim C A7 How about a big round of applause for Tillie the Twirler (Fade Out) C Am C Am C Am