| Ohhhh....... Lydia, Oh Lydia, say have you seen Lydia? Oh, Lydia the tattooed Lady! When she lifts her left leg higher Wotan lights a wall of fire. Lydia, Oh Lydia, say have you seen Lydia? Oh, Lydia the queen of them all! Here's all of the Valkyries making their noise, Ravel's little brat's getting smacked by his toys, And Aschenbach finding out that he likes boys! You can see the whole season on Lydia! There's Katerina Ismailova, A tribute to La Gruberova, Here's Gennaro defacing Mom's palace, And Medea portrayed by La Callas! There's Falstaff, all chubby and jolly, Dons Carlo, Giovanni, Pasquale, David Daniels shown shirtless (up higher!) As Nero he sets hearts afire. Oh Lydia, Oh Lydia, that encycloPIDia, Oh, Lydia the tattooed Lady! She has all around her neck I Capuletti e I Montivecchi. Lydia, Oh Lydia, her tragi-coMIDia Is seen and applauded by all! You can see how the whole house of Atreus fell, Some fruit being dissected by William Tell And Faust being dragged to the portals of Hell. Chaliapin goes deep down on Lydia! There's Milnes as Macbeth, but no witches. On her nose you'll see Shosta-ko-vitch's. Here's Boris Godunov and the Pretendah, And down there you can see La Stupenda. She can show you Sam Ramey bare-chested And La Fanciulla del West. Did You see that her Iago's the meanest? And Tannhäuser's on the Mount of Venus. Oh, Lydia, Oh Lydia, that EncycloPIDia, Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady! What she's got to show and share would Educate the Earl of Harewood! Lydia, Oh Lydia, say have you seen Lydia? Oh, Lydia the queen of tattoo! She hides her Salome from all but a few, And modestly keeps Cox & Box out of view, But her openings always get raves in review. Even Bernheimer cheers for Lydia! -- Gertie Dammerung |