Oklahoma Backroom Dancer

Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
By michael nesmith
She's always appearing with a band of renown
you want to go and see her when you're feeling down
she's a breathtaking spectacle, with guaranteed hope
she'll make you feel good, 'cause she's the best thing since soap
she'll greet you in the alley with a .45 smile [or fortified smile]
she's the original sideshow and she's got her own style.
Pardon my baby, she got to have her fun
yes, i say, pardon my baby, she got to have her fun
'cause she's a oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run.
Now, she dances on air just like superman's child
like a [???] she's wild but she's mild
she's more fun than colorado, and more far-out than maine
she comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain
she's the mother of earth, and the goddess of [???]
she's the chicken and the egg and whichever came first.
Pardon my baby, she got to have her chance
oh, i say pardon my baby, she got to have her chance.
'cause she's a oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her dance.
Yeah, i say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun
yeah, i say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun
yes, she's a oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run.
Woooo! my, my!