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Artist: Mickey Gilley
Canonical path: /mickey-gilley/little-egypt
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Little Egypt
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Little Egypt
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I went and bought myself a ticket
And I sat down in the very first row
They pulled the curtain but then when
They turned the spotlight way down low
Little egypt came out a-struttin'
Wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow
Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying
Ying-ying, ying-ying
She had a ruby on her tummy
And a diamond big as texas on her toe
She let her hair down and she did
The hoochie-coochie real slow
When she did her special number on the
Zebra skin I thought she'd stop the show
Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying
Ying-ying, ying-ying
She did her triple somersault
And when she hit the ground
She winked at the audience
And then she turned around
She had a picture of a cowboy
Tatooed on her spine
Said, phoenix, arizona 1949
Yeh, let me tell you people little egypt
Doesn't dance there anymore
She's too busy moppin' and a-takin'
Care of shoppin' at the store
'Cause we've got seven kids and all day long
They crawl around the floor
Singing ying-ying, ying-ying
Ying-ying, ying-ying
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