I went and bought myself a ticket and I sat down in the very first row

They pulled the curtain but then when they turned the spotlight way down low

Little Egypt came out a-struttin' wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow

Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying



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, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying



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 ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying