I went and bought myself a ticket   and I sat down in the very first row They pulled the curtain then   they turned the spotlight way down low Little Egypt came out a-struttin’   wearin’ nothin’ but a button and a bow (HOLD) Singing yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah She had a ruby on her tummy   and a diamond big as Texas on her toe She let her hair down and she   did the hoochie-coochie real slow When she did her special number on the zebra skin   I thought she’d stop the show Singing yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah She did her triple somersault   and when she hit the ground She winked at the audience   and then she turned around She had a picture of a cowboy   tatooed on her spine Said Phoenix Arizona 1949 Yeh let me tell you people   Little Egypt doesn’t dance there anymore She’s too busy mopping and   a takin’ care of shopping at the store ’Cos we’ve got seven kids and   all day long they crawl around the floor Singing yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah