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Step Right Up!

Posted by Ewan on October 11, 2009 - 14:48
from the ABC set

Hotcha! Roll up, roll up, gentlemen,
come to the burlesque once again.
Tasteful, shameful, barely clothed -
slip right in while the curtain's closed.
Layla, Queen of the Serpent Dance,
Twenny years head-linin', it's yore last chance.
Ruth and Naomi, mother and daughter
come closer on stage than ever they oughta.
Hoot and a-holler at your favourite then!
Twenny three weeks 'til we pass by again.
A half-a-dollar for the world's greatest show,
learn all the secrets that the Pharaohs know.
It don't end there, we got the Orient,
Ding and Dong got the Siamese scent.
C'mon, mister, what's a half-a-dollar?
Smile at the lights and get lipstick on yer collar.

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Comments

chuck | October 11, 2009 - 15:35

Ah, the lure of the mysterious Orient. Gets them every time. :)

Cavalcaderl | October 13, 2009 - 18:00

New Ewan
I like humour in this may I say.
but while back in our age! groups
last time weather atrocious,so in
restaurant bar or cafe
group Burlesque before us, were
dressed in top hats black tights and
kind corset etc; rest left to imagination
young men shirt ties etc;.
like way you condensed poem.
Step right up Step right up
Laylah queen of the serpent dance. umm.
julie x cavalcader (:-

rae1 | October 20, 2009 - 09:33

I loved this Ewan! In all honesty, if this were a book, I would read it! It completely propelled me to another era!

Thank you for sharing!

Rachael x