[Verse 1]
Lydia, oh Lydia
Say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia the Tattooed Lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
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
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue
You can learn a lot from Lydia

[Refrain]
La-da-da...da-da-dum
La-da-da...da-da-dum

[Verse 2]
She can give you a view of the world in tattoo
If you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree
Or Washington crossing The Delaware

[Refrain]
La-da-da...da-da-dum
Oooh-Doo-Doo...doo-doo...
[Verse 3]
Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Oh Lydia The Tattooed Lady
When her muscles start relaxin'
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia, oh Lydia, oh have you met Lydia
Oh Lydia the champ of them all
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet
For he went and married Lydia