It took a whole lot of women
It took a whole lot of women a whole lot of time a whole lot of time
To come just as far
To come just as far as they've come as they've come
Through their troubles and fears they were brave pioneers
Through their troubles and fears they were brave pioneers and we'd like to sing about some and we'd like to sing about some
We're gonna sing about
We're gonna sing about the trashy ladies the trashy ladies
We're gonna talk about
We're gonna talk about the brassy broads the brassy broads
Just find a chick that's got a past that's shady
And she's the lady that
Wooh the world applauds
She may be rough and tough
She may be rough and tough and harder than nails and harder than nails
She had to fight for all
She had to fight for all her nickels and dimes her nickels and dimes
She joined the group of hip
She joined the group of hip and farsighted frails and farsighted frails
Who's always just a little bit
Who's always just a little bit ahead of her time ahead of her time
Her uniform's a faded feather boa
Her dress is satin
Her uniform's a faded feather boa
Her dress is satin and the colors clash and the colors clash
But if you want a chick who's always there
With a heart of gold and platinum hair
Who always takes an exit
Who always takes an exit when the cymbals crash when the cymbals crash
She's a lady with a touch of trash
She's a lady with a touch of trash
A little tacky
A lady with a touch of trash
A scarlet woman
Ooh
A lady with a touch of trash
With a touch of trash
I wish that I could shimmy like my sister Kate
I wish that I could shimmy like my sister Kate
She shakes it like jelly on a plate
She shakes it like jelly on a plate
My mother wanted to know last night
Why all the boys treat
Katy so right
At the corner she goes
At the corner she goes
Boom shaka laka laka
Boom shaka laka laka
Boom shaka laka laka
Boom shaka laka laka
Ain't we hot
Ain't we hot
Now all the boys
Now all the boys in the neighborhood in the neighborhood
They know she shakes it
They know she shakes it ooh and it's good and it's good
I know I'm late but I'll be up to date when I can
I know I'm late but I'll be up to date when I can shim sham shimmy, like my sister shim sham shimmy like my sister
That girl is loose as a goose
Shimmy
That girl is loose as a goose
Shimmy like my sister Kate like my sister Kate
Tangerine
She was a bum
She was a bum
She's all they claim
She was a bum with mascaraed eyes
And lips as red as flame
Mwah mwah mwah mwah
Yes she's got them all on the run
But her heart belongs to someone
Her heart belongs to Tangerine
Her heart belongs to Tangerine
Ramona
Ramona
Ramona
She was no trash
I know, she was an Indian
I don't get it
Get yourself into your Gatsby drag
Zip yourself into a Gucci bag
Put on you best
Burt Reynolds macho stag
'Cos Lulu, Lulu, Lulu
Lulu's back in town
There was a dame in love with a guy
She stuck to him but didn't know why
Everyone named her
Still they all claimed her
True blue
Lulu, Lulu, Lulu
Lulu, Lulu, Lulu was the ladie's name was the lady's name
But you can put the blame on Mame boys
But you can put the blame on Mame boy
Put the blame on Mame
Put the blame on Mame
One night she started to shimmy shake
And that brought on the Frisco quake ah
Put the blame on Mame boys
Put the blame on Mame boys
Put the blame on Mame
Put the blame on Mame
Mary had a little lamb
Hated her
Hated her
Here is a story 'bout
Minnie the Moocher
She was a low-down hoochie coocher
She was the roughest toughest frail
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale
Hee she ran around with a bloke named Bruiser
He fell for her but she was a user
She took him down to Chinatown
And showed him how to kick the gong around
Hi de hi de hi
Hi de hi de hi
De hi hi
Woah de woah de woah
Woah deh doh doh doh
Ho tooh tah tah tah tili ti dah tah
Doh dooh doh doh
Doh lo lo lo li doh doh
Ho de oh doh doh
Oh de oh de oh doh
Oh Rose
Rose, which one was she of Washington Square
I never cared for her
I'm witherin' there
Oh honey you deserve it
In basement air
Yeah
I am fadin'
Oh Lord
A pose
Yeah look at that pose
In plain or fancy clothes
Rich to rags, she's a wreck
Yeah well let's talk about
They say my Roman nose seems to please that nose
Honey you been kiddin' yourself for years artistic people
Foes
Everyone knows
I've plenty of those
Rows and rows of beaux
With second hand clothes
Everyone knows and I've just second-hand clothes
And nice long hair
We've got those
Broadway vampires
We've got those
Broadway vampires lashed to the mast lashed to the mast
We've got no future
We've got no future but oh what a past but oh what a past
I'm Rose
Rose of Washington Square of Washington Square
For it was Mary
No I guess not
Oh
Oh honey I wouldn't wanna mess around with her if I were you
Wooh
And no gal made has got a shade
No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown on sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet but neat
Two left feet but neat and sweet and sweet is Georgia Brown is Georgia Brown
Shabadabadap shabadabadap
Shabadabadap
Shabadabada shabadabada
Shabadabada
Bap bap bap bap pah dow
Bap bap bap bah dah bah dow
Booh loop dooh dooh dooh
Booh doop tooh tooh dooh
Dooh dooh dooh dooh
Dooh dooh dooh dooh
Shoo doom gooh dooh
Booh doom gooh dooh
Boop di dooh boop di dooh
Boop di dooh wow
Booh doom gooh dooh wow
Dooh room di looh
Pooh loom di looh
Boop di dooh boop di dooh
Pooh room di looh wow
Boop di dooh wow
Fellas she can't get
Fellas she can't get no gentleman she ain't met no gentleman she ain't met
Georgia was her name
Georgia was her name
Yeah Georgia was her name yeah
Yeah Georgia was her name yeah
Farewell
Farewell sweet Georgia Brown sweet Georgia Brown
So if you like a chick who's on the square
With some low-rent talk that can curl your hair
You can find a little bit of them
You can find a little bit of them in Bette and Cher in Bette
We're ladies
We're ladies wooh with a touch of trash woah with a touch of trash
Well it's a livin'
Well it's a livin'
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