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 mopping and a-takin' care of shopping at the store   'Cos we've got seven kids and all day long they crawl around the floor   Singing ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying