Tattooed Lady
Here's a little ditty about a Tattooed Lady.
What a revolting picture it conjures up.
(Urgh.)
Oh, I was a bit of a lad, I admit:
My past was a trifle shady
Until in the end, I went right round the bend
And married a tattooed lady
I immediately saw there were pictures galore
Round every available corner
As I studied her frame, very soon I became
An expert in flora and fauna
On the back of each knee was a small chimpanzee
On her thigh was a Knight of the Garter
And, just for a laugh, they had put on her calf
Eight bars of the Moonlight Sonata
One evening I found as I ambled around
I was feeling an absolute Charlie
'Cause I couldn't be sure if the sketch on her jaw
Was Picasso or Salvador Dali
Some things I found out, I just won't talk about
I find it's inclined to embarrass
But I give you my word, though it may sound absurd
It was just like the Louvre in Paris
On one of her feet, you were liable to meet
A master of hounds in his habit
And right round her waist, in impeccable taste,
Was a python devouring a rabbit
I loved all the ships on one side of her hips
The view in Peru on the other
But I was struck dumb when I found on her tum
A caricature of her mother!
For this was much more than a man could endure
Though I made the most earnest endeavour
So I scuttled away and I'm happy to say
It was ta-ta tattoo forever
Ta-ta tattoo forever
Ta-ta tattoo...
Forever!
What a revolting picture it conjures up.
(Urgh.)
Oh, I was a bit of a lad, I admit:
My past was a trifle shady
Until in the end, I went right round the bend
And married a tattooed lady
I immediately saw there were pictures galore
Round every available corner
As I studied her frame, very soon I became
An expert in flora and fauna
On the back of each knee was a small chimpanzee
On her thigh was a Knight of the Garter
And, just for a laugh, they had put on her calf
Eight bars of the Moonlight Sonata
One evening I found as I ambled around
I was feeling an absolute Charlie
'Cause I couldn't be sure if the sketch on her jaw
Was Picasso or Salvador Dali
Some things I found out, I just won't talk about
I find it's inclined to embarrass
But I give you my word, though it may sound absurd
It was just like the Louvre in Paris
On one of her feet, you were liable to meet
A master of hounds in his habit
And right round her waist, in impeccable taste,
Was a python devouring a rabbit
I loved all the ships on one side of her hips
The view in Peru on the other
But I was struck dumb when I found on her tum
A caricature of her mother!
For this was much more than a man could endure
Though I made the most earnest endeavour
So I scuttled away and I'm happy to say
It was ta-ta tattoo forever
Ta-ta tattoo forever
Ta-ta tattoo...
Forever!
Credits
Writer(s): Paddy Roberts
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Link
Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Two of a Kind: Paddy Roberts & Michael Holliday
- Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
- The Best of Paddy Roberts
- The Ballad of Bethnal Green - EP
- The Big Dee-Jay and Other Songs for Grown-Ups!
- Let Me Introduce the Boy
- The Ballad of Bethnal Green
- Songs For Gay Dogs
- Paddy
- Strictly for Grown Ups
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