Neil Sedaka – Tillie The Twirler (Guitar)

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Ladies Mit Gentlemen, The Bijou theater proudly presents

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The star attraction from the night Tillie the Twirler

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Down at the Bijou they stand in line

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The movie's lousy but the show's real fine

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They got a gal there you won't forget

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She's got the power of an old prop jet

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When she's on the stage she always gives you her all

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If you know your geography then you'll recall

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Minneapolis and Saint Paul

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When Tillie twirls her tassels around

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Last night she danced and pulled out all the stops

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She dropped a tassel and someone called the cops

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You can't go topless in a one-horse town

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And so the sheriff went and closed the Bijou down

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The local censors and the courts agree

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There must be some redeeming social quality

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Or else it's just a menace to society

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When Tillie twirls her tassels around

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You see she wants to be a prima ballerina

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So tell me everybody doesn't that redeem her?

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She's got to make a living

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To pay for all those lessons

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So give the girl a break

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Don't make a big mistake

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And maybe some day you will see her starring in Swan Lake

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Open the Bijou and let her dance

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We gotta give this kid a second chance

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Let's get together and maybe then

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We can start those tassels twirling again

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So everybody won't you open your hearts

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Let's not end the girl's career before it starts

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You and you and you and you patrons of the arts

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Let Tillie twirl her tassels

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Don't give her any hassles

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Won't you let this stripper

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Trade a G-string for a slipper

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Shes' the next Pavlova so won't you think it over

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Let Tillie twirl her tassles around

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Somebody get this girl a swan

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How about a big round of applause for Tillie the Twirler