NAUGHTY 90's
(Ruth Roberts / William Katz)


Teresa Brewer - 1960



(When little Sophie Tucker was a babe in the woods)
(There was a little lady who delivered the goods)
(All this happened long, long ago, long ago)
(In fact it happened, yes, it happened before nineteen-ooh-ooh)

In the naughty, naughty nineties
I was the queen of them all
I had so much vim and vigour to burn
I was the gal that made the century turn

In the naughty, naughty nineties
You should've heard the gallery call
When I kicked my heels and bounced my bustle
I was the queen of them all

(In the naughty, naughty nineties)
(She was the queen of them all)
Even Diamond Jim had to agree
Lillian Russell had nothin' on me

(In the naughty, naughty nineties)
(You should've heard the gallery call)
When I kicked my heels and bounced my bustle
I was the queen of them all

(They came for miles) It was on account of me
(Even stood in the aisles) To see the garter on my knee
(She stayed for eight consecutive weeks)
(On the cover of the Police Gazette) You bet!

(She drove 'em wild) Oh, if Jack were only here
(Singin' Little Lost Child) Had 'em cryin' in their beer
Yes sir, we wowed 'em, killed 'em. absolutely thrilled 'em
When I did my dance

(Instrumental Break)

In the naughty, naughty nineties
I was the queen of them all
(Her Can-Can kick was famous, you know)
The curl on my hair or a bald headed Joe

(In the naughty, naughty nineties)
(You should've heard the gallery call)
(When she hit the town it was a holiday)
Forty thousand husbands threw their wives away, Hey!
(Just to hear her sing) Ta-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay, Hey!
I was the queen of them (She was the queen of them)
I was the queen of them all



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2019)