The Egypt Room

E Em D Now Hobnail Kelly and the Beefcake kid C G A7 Em Just rolled into town from the land of sown-up faces D A D G G G/F# Looking for a woman who can punch and kick and bite Em D Slide on down to the Egypt room C G A7 Em Find the only woman who’s holding all the aces D A D G The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight D A Don’t be late Em Don’t be late G A Don’t be late Em D She’s a nightclub floozy, nothing but a tramp C G A7 Em But she moves like a snake and she shimmies like a fish in the ocean D A D G G G/F# She can fool with a man ‘til he doesn’t know wrong from right Em D She’s got diamonds flashing, ruby rings C G A7 Em She sparkles like the Nile when she does her original motion D A D G The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight D A Now don’t be late Em Ah, don’t be late G A Now don’t be late A Em A Em C A D Em D The man with the cane and Italian shoes C G A7 Em He walks like a lion looking for a lonely Christian D A D G G G/F# He peeps at the Princess and his bloodshot eyes open wide Em D He says, "Meet me, Princess, after the show C G A7 Em D I’m a gambling man and I think I like your system A D G I’ll see you at the back of the Egypt Room tonight" D A Now don’t be late Em Ah, don’t be late G A Now don’t be late A Em A Em C A D