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