I LOVE this song, first heard it on the Muppet Show, though it is a Groucho Marx standard, from At The Circus (1939). More detail on the meaning of the references in the song here.
[Spoken] Ah Lydia!
Fm G7
She was the most glorious creature,
Fm G7
under the sun
Fm Fm G7
Thaïs, du Barry, Garbo, rolled into one
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
C C#dim (0104) Dm7 G7
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
F C Dm7 C
She has eyes that folks adore so,
G7 G#7 Dm7 G7+ (0312)
and a torso even more so.
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopidia.
C F
Lydia The Queen of Tattoo.
C Cdim (0101) Dm7 G7
On her back is The Battle of Waterloo.
C G#7 Dm7 G7+
Beside it, The Wreck of the Hesperus too.
C C7 F D7
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue.
D7 G7 C
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
Dm7 G7 C
La-la-la...la-la-la. Bb7
Eb Bb7 Gm Gdim (0101)
When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world,
Fm Fm7 Bb7
if you step up and tell her where.
Fm Fm(maj7) (1003) Fm
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree,
Fm Bb7 Eb
or Washington crossing The Delaware.
Fm7 Bb7 Eb
La-la-la...la-la-la.
Dm7 G7 C
La-la-la...la-la-la.
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
C C#dim Dm7 G7
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
F C Dm7 C
When her muscles start relaxin',
G7 C#dim Dm7 G7+
up the hill comes Andrew Jackson.
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
C F
Oh Lydia The champ of them all.
C Cdim Dm7 G7
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,
C C#dim Dm7 G7+
with a view of Niagara that nobody has.
C C7 F D7
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.
D7 G7 C
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
Dm7 G7 C
La-la-la...la-la-la. Bb7
Eb
Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his lasso
Fm7
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso
Bb7 B7 Bb7
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
Fm7 Bb7 Eb
Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on
Fm7 Bb7 Eb
La-la-la...la-la-la. X2 Eb
Eb
Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon
Fm7
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan'
Bb7 B7 Bb7
Here's Nijinsky a doin' the R-r-r-humba
Fm7 Bb7 Eb
Here's her Social Security numba
Fm7 Bb7 Eb
La-la-la...la-la-la. X2 C
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
C F
Oh Lydia The champ of them all.
C Cdim Dm7 G7
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet.
C C#dim Dm7 G7+
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.
C C7 F D7
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet,
D7 G7 C
for he went and married Lydia!
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
I said Lydia (He said Lydia)
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
I said Lydia (He said Lydia)
G7 C
La la!
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