From the musical “Leave It To Jane”, 1917. Words and music by Jerome Kern.
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Lyrics
Refrain
I’d be like Cleopatterer
If I could have my way
Each man she met she went and kissed
And she’d dozens on her waiting list
I wish that I had lived there
Beside the Pyramid
For a girl today don’t get the scope
That Cleopatterer did
Refrain
When out with Cleopatterer
Men always made their wills
They knew there was no time to waste
When the gumbo had that funny taste
They’d take her hand and squeeze it
They’d murmur “Oh, you kid”
But they never liked to start to feed
Till Cleopatterer did
Refrain
At dancing Cleopatterer
Was always on the spot
She gave these poor Egyptian ginks
Something else to watch besides the sphinx
Mark Antony admitted
That what first made him skid
Was the wibbly, wobbly, wiggle dance
That Cleopatterer did