Step Right Up!

By Ewan

Sun, 11 Oct 2009
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Hotcha! Roll up, roll up, gentlemen,
come to the burlesque once again.
Tasteful, shameful, barely clothed -
slip right in while the curtain's closed.
Layla, Queen of the Serpent Dance,
Twenny years head-linin', it's yore last chance.
Ruth and Naomi, mother and daughter
come closer on stage than ever they oughta.
Hoot and a-holler at your favourite then!
Twenny three weeks 'til we pass by again.
A half-a-dollar for the world's greatest show,
learn all the secrets that the Pharaohs know.
It don't end there, we got the Orient,
Ding and Dong got the Siamese scent.
C'mon, mister, what's a half-a-dollar?
Smile at the lights and get lipstick on yer collar.

Certificate U
Story
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by chuck on
Ah, the lure of the mysterious Orient. Gets them every time. :)

Submitted by Cavalcader on
New Ewan I like humour in this may I say. but while back in our age! groups last time weather atrocious,so in restaurant bar or cafe group Burlesque before us, were dressed in top hats black tights and kind corset etc; rest left to imagination young men shirt ties etc;. like way you condensed poem. Step right up Step right up Laylah queen of the serpent dance. umm. julie x cavalcader (:-

Submitted by rae1 on
I loved this Ewan! In all honesty, if this were a book, I would read it! It completely propelled me to another era! Thank you for sharing! Rachael x