[Intro] (Spoken) Ladies Mit Gentlemen The Bijou theater proudly presents (Spoken) The star attraction from the night Tillie the Twirler dim / [Verse] Down at the Bijou they stand in line The movie’s lousy but the show’s real fine They got a gal there you won’t forget She’s got the power of an old prop jet When she’s on the stage she always gives you her all If you know your geography then you’ll recall Minneapolis and Saint Paul When Tillie twirls her tassels around [Verse] Last night she danced and pulled out all the stops She dropped a tassel and someone called the cops You can’t go topless in a one-horse town And so the sheriff went and closed the Bijou down The local censors and the courts agree There must be some redeeming social quality Or else it’s just a menace to society When Tillie twirls her tassels around [Bridge] You see she wants to be a prima ballerina So tell me everybody doesn’t that redeem her? She’s got to make a living To pay for all those lessons So give the girl a break Don’t make a big mistake And maybe some day you will see her starring in Swan Lake [Verse] Open the Bijou and let her dance We gotta give this kid a second chance Let’s get together and maybe then We can start those tassels twirling again So everybody won’t you open your hearts Let’s not end the girl’s career before it starts You and you and you and you patrons of the arts Let Tillie twirl her tassels Don’t give her any hassles Won’t you let this stripper Trade -string for slipper Shes’ the next Pavlova so won’t you think it over Let Tillie twirl her tassles around [Outro] Somebody get this girl a swan Cdim How about a big round of applause for Tillie the Twirler (Fade Out)