Johnny Mercer - Strip Polka

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Song Lyrics

There`s a burlesque theatre where the gang loves to goTo see Queenie the cutie of the burlesque showAnd the thrill of the evening is when out Queenie skipsAnd 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 hearBut she`s always a lady even in pantomimeSo she stops! And always just in timeShe`s as fresh and as wholesome as the flowers in MayAnd she hopes to retire to the farm somedayBut you can`t buy a farm until you`re up in the chipsSo 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 outBut she`s always a lady even in pantomimeSo she stops! And always just in time Queenie, Queen of them allQueenie, someday you`ll fallSomeday church bells will chimeIn strip polka timeOh! She hates corny waltzes and she hates the gavotteAnd there`s one big advantage if the music`s hotIt`s a fast moving exit just in case something ripsSo the band plays the polka while she stripsDrop around, take it in, it`s the best in the west`Take it off,` `Take it off` you can yell like the restTake her out when it`s over, she`s a peach when she`s dressedBut she stops! And always just in timeQueenie, Queen of them allQueenie, someday you`ll fallSomeday church bells will chimeIn strip polka time

Release History

1963

The Best Of Johnny Mercer

1. Strip Polka (2:50)
2. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City (3:06)
3. G.i. Jive
4. The Dixieland Band
5. Love's Got Me In A Lazy Mood
6. Jamboree Jones
7. Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
8. Candy (3:10)
9. On The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe
10. Personality
11. Zip A Dee Doo Dah (2:47)
12. Glow Worm

1957

Accentuate The Positive

1. Accentuate The Positive (2:45)
2. One For My Baby
3. On The Atchison Topeka And The Santa Fe (2:57)
4. My Sugar Is So Refined (2:40)
5. G.i. Jive
6. The Glow Worm (2:50)
7. Personality
8. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:32)
9. Sugar Blues (2:50)
10. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City (3:06)
11. Candy (3:10)
12. Strip Polka (2:50)