Bridget the midget (1971) (video)

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1. Well, come on down to the go-go, we’re down on the strip,

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if you want to get hip to a brand new trip,

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they got a new soul singer, she’s really dynamite,

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jam up, jelly tight, out of sight, alright, ow !

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2. Well, she may be small, just two feet tall,

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but if you give her half a chance, she’ll pin you to the wall,

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she’s a little showstopper, you’re gonna have a ball,

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she can sing, she can dance, she can really do it all, yeah !

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3. And now, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado,

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it is indeed a great pleasure to introduce to you,

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held over for three weeks and getting rave reviews,

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here’s Bridget the Midget, the queen of the blues !

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(Bridget): Here’s Bridget, thank you folks, thank you.

I want to know something: Do you feel alright? (Yeah!)

Oh come on now, you can do better than that !

Do you feel alright ? (Yeah!)

Wow, that makes me feel so good, let me hear it again :

Do you feel alright? (Yeah) Ooh ooh ooh, yeah yeah yeah !

Alright, alright, here we go again, is everybody ready ?

Here we go, everybody sock it to me !

Yeah (yeah) ! Yeah (yeah) ! Oh, yeah (yeah) !

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+ Well, come on everybody have you heard the news,

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Bridget’s in town, put on your rockin’ shoes,

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into my bag and doing my thing !

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Rock it to me, sock it to me, listen to me sing, singing, ooh...... !

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(Visitor): Oh, I dig it, I really dig it !

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(Stage manager): Hey, get away from the stage there, fellow !

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(Visitor): But I dig it, oh, oh !

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4. Now folks get ready for an extra special treat,

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she can lay down a beat, she’s a real intranser,

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here’s Bridget the Midget and her flying feet,

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the world’s one and only go-go tapdancer, go !

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(tapdancing)

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+ (Visitor): Oho, I dig it, I really dig it !

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(Stage Manager): Hey, sit down, fellow; you can’t come up on the stage!

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(Visitor): But I dig it, oh !

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5. Now here’s the moment we’ve all waited for,

three singing little cuties that we all adore,

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you’ve heard them with Bridget on all of her hits,

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they lay down a groove and the sound never quits.

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They got what it takes, there ain’t no doubt,

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Strawberry and the Shortcakes, work it on out, ow !

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+ (Bridget): Well, come on everybody have you heard the news,

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Bridget’s in town, put on your rockin’ shoes,

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into my bag and doing my thing !

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Rock it to me, sock it to me, listen to me sing, singing, ooh !

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(Visitor): Oh, I dig it, I really dig it !

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(Stage manager): Hey, watch it, you can’t do that fellow

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(Visitor): But I dig it, I love you, Bridget ! ...

(Ray Stevens)