The Strip - On the Road Again

Lyrics

[PASTEY, spoken] Wichita's one and only burlesque theatre presents— [LOUISE, spoken] Momma— [PASTEY, spoken] Gypsy Rose Lee [TESSIE, spoken] Louise [LOUISE] Let me entertain you Let me make you smile [ROSE, spoken] Sing out, Louise, sing out [LOUISE] Let me do a few tricks Some old and then some new tricks I'm very versatile And if you're real good I'll make you feel good I want your spirits to climb Let me entertain you And we'll have a real good time, yes sir We'll have a rеal good time [CIGAR, spoken] Do something [ROSE, spoken] Dip, baby, dip [CIGAR, spoken] Take somеthing off [ROSE, spoken] A glove Just give 'em a glove [LOUISE] So let me entertain you And we'll have a real good time, yes sir We'll have a real good time [PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCER] The Alhambra Theatre of Philadelphia Gives you our featured attraction Gypsy Rose Lee [LOUISE, spoken] My mother Who got me into this business Always told me Make 'em beg for more And don't give it to 'em But I'm not my mother [DETROIT ANNOUNCER] The Hope Diamond Burlesque of Detroit [BOSTON ANNOUNCER] Boston's world famous Howard Theatre [DETROIT ANNOUNCER] Presents a new jewel in our glittering crown [BOSTON ANNOUNCER] Celebrates that lovely new star [DETROIT ANNOUNCER] Miss Gypsy Rose Lee [BOSTON ANNOUNCER] Miss Gypsy Rose Lee [LOUISE, spoken] Bon soir, messieurs et messieurs Je m'appelle Gypsy Rose Lee Some men accused me of being an ecdysiast Do you know what that means? Do you? Do you? Do you? Don't be embarrassed I like men without hair An ecdysiast is one who—or that which—sheds its skin In vulgar parlance, a stripper But I am not a stripper At these prices, I'm an ecdysiast [MINSKY'S ANNOUNCER, spoken] Minsky's World Famous Burlesque Takes great pride and pleasure in presenting In person The undisputed The queen of the striptease The one and only The now and forever The incomparable Miss Gypsy Rose Lee In our salute to the Garden of Eden [LOUISE] And if you're real good I'll make you feel good I want your spirits to climb So let me entertain you And we'll have a real good time, yes sir We'll have a real good time