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 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 the Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run



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

Like a field of sheep grazing, she's wild but she's mild

She's more fun than Colorado and more farout than Maine

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

She's the mother of earth and the goddess of thirst

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



Pardon my baby, she got to have a chance

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

'Cause she's the Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her dance

Whoo...



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 the Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run

Whoo, my, my