Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dorothy was a waitress on the promenade She worked the night shift Dishwater blonde, tall and fine She got a lot of tips [Verse 2] Well, earlier, I'd been talkin' stuff in a violent room Fightin' with lovers past I needed someone with a quicker wit than mine Dorothy was fast [Verse 3] Well, I ordered ("Yeah, let me get a fruit cocktail... I ain't too hungry") Dorothy laughed She said, "Sound like a real man to me" ("You're kinda cute") "You're kinda cute, you wanna take a bath?" ("Do you wanna, do you wanna?") [Verse 4] "...Bath? Oh" – I said, "Cool,  But I'm leavin' my pants on" ("What'd you say?") "'Cause I'm kinda goin' with someone" She said, "Sound like a real man to me Mind if I turn on the radio?" "Oh! My favorite song," she said And it was Joni singing ("Help me, I think I'm falling") *Drring* The phone rang, and she said,  "Whoever's calling – can't be as cute as you" Right then and there, I knew I was through (Dorothy Parker was cool) Well [Verse 5] My pants were wet, they came off But she didn't see the movie 'cause she hadn't read the book first Instead, she pretended she was blind An affliction brought on by a witch's curse Dorothy made me laugh (Ha-ha, ha-ha) I felt much better, so I went back – to the violent room (Tell us what you did, what you did) Let me tell you what I did [Chorus] I took another bubble bath with my pants on All the fightin' stopped Next time, I'll do it sooner This is the ballad of Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Parker...) Swee-eet, hee, hee, hoo-ooh (Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Parker...) [Outro] Well Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Parker Well Oh