She's always appearing with a band of renown

You want to go and see her when you're feeling down

She's a breathtaking spectacle, with guaranteed hope

She'll make you feel good, 'cause she's the best thing since soap

She'll greet you in the alley with a .45 smile [or fortified smile]

She's the original sideshow and she's got her own style.



Pardon my baby, she got to have her fun

Yes, I say, pardon my baby, she got to have her fun

'Cause she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run.



Now, she dances on air just like Superman's child

Like a [???] she's wild but she's mild

She's more fun than Colorado, and more far-out than Maine

She comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain

She's the mother of earth, and the goddess of [???]

She's the chicken and the egg and whichever came first.



Pardon my baby, she got to have her chance

Oh, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her chance.

'Cause she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her dance.



Yeah, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun

Yeah, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun

Yes, she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run.



Woooo! My, My!