lydia oh lydia, say have you met lydia
lydia, the tattooed lady!
she has eyes that folks adore so
and a torso even more so

lydia oh lydia, that encyclopidia
oh lydia the queen of tattoo!
on her back is the battle of waterloo
beside it the wreck of the hesperus, too
and proudly above waves the red, white, and blue
you can learn a lot from lydia!

when her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world
if you step up and tell her where
for a dime you can see kankakee or paris
or washington crossing the delaware

oh lydia oh lydia, say have you met lydia
oh lydia the tattooed lady!
when her muscles start relaxin'
up the hill comes andrew jackson

lydia oh lydia, that encyclopidia
oh lydia the queen of them all!
for two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz
with a view of niagara that nobody has
and on a clear day you can see alcatraz
you can learn a lot from lydia

come along and see buff'lo bill with his lasso
just a little classic by mendel picasso
here is captain spaulding exploring the amazon
here's godiva but with her pajamas on

here is grover whalen unveilin' the trilon
over on the west coast we have treaure island
here's najinsky a-doin' the rhumba
here's her social security numba

oh lydia, oh lydia that encyclopidia,
oh lydia the champ of them all!
she once swept an admiral clear off his feet
the ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
and now the old boy's in command of the fleet
for he went and married lydia