LOST SONGS: Lydia the Tattooed Lady - Groucho Marx

 

 "Lydia, oh! Lydia, that Encyclopedia,  

Oh, Lydia the Queen of tattoo 

 On her back is the Battle of Waterloo  

Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too

You can learn a lot from Lydia ... "

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Surely one of the most famous turns in film, Groucho Marx leads a dancing cast thru the mind-blowing lyrics of Lydia the Tattooed Lady.

Yip Harburg supplied the words, Harold Arlen the music--the same team that wrote all the songs in your head from The Wizard of Oz.

Clip: At the Circus, Marx Brothers  ( 1939 )

Song:  Yip Harburg/Harold Arlen