Articles
Strip Polka
Lyrics By Johnny Mercer
STRIP POLKA
There's a burlesque theatre
where the gang loves to go
To see Queenie the cutie of the burlesque show
And the thrill of the evening is
when out Queenie skips
And the band plays the polka while she strips
"Take it off, take it off"
Cries a voice from the rear
"Take it off, take it off"
Soon it's all you can hear
But she's always a lady even in pantomime
So she stops!
And always just in time
Queenie, Queen of them all
Queenie, someday you'll fall
Someday church bells will chime
In strip polka time!
She's as fresh and as wholesome
as the flowers in May
And she hopes to retire
to the ranch someday
But you can't buy a ranch
until you're up in the chips
So the band plays the polka while she strips
“Take it off, take it off”
all the customers shout
“Down in front, down in front”
while the band beats it out
But she's always a lady even in pantomime
So she stops!
And always just in time
Queenie, Queen of them all
Queenie, someday you'll fall
Someday church bells will chime
In strip polka time!