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Instructions

LYRICS - clean version [Mabel] Her name was Kitty Made her money being pretty and witty They gave her the keys to this city Then they said she didn't do it legitly, oh I bought a ticket She's dancing in her garters and fishnets Fifty in the cast, zero missteps Looking back, I guess it was kismet [Eva] I waited by the stage door, packed in with the autograph hounds Barking her name, then glowing like the end of a cigarette Wow, she came out I said, "You're living my dream" Then she said to me [Both] "Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet You're sweeter than a peach But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe And you're never ever gonna Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay You're softer than a kitten So you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe And you're never gonna wanna" [Eva] She was a menace The baby of the family in Lenox Her father fooled around like all men did Her mother took pills and played tennis So she waited by the stage door as the club promoter arrived She said, "I'd sell my soul to have a taste of a magnificent life that's all mine" But that's not what showgirls get They leave us for dead [Both] Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet You're sweeter than a peach But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe And you're never ever gonna Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay You're softer than a kitten So you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe And you're never gonna wanna [Eva] I took her pearls of wisdom, hung them from my neck I paid my dues with every bruise, I knew what to expect [Mabel] Do you wanna take a skate on the ice inside my veins? They ripped me off like false lashes and then threw me away [Eva] And all the headshots on the walls Of the dance hall are of the divas Who wish I'd hurry up and die [Mabel] But I'm immortal now, baby dolls I couldn't if I tried So I say [Both] "Thank you for the lovely bouquet I'm married to the hustle And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe And I'll never know another Pain hidden by the lipstick and lace (Lipstick and lace) Sequins are forever And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe Wouldn't have it any other way" (Wouldn't have it any other way) (Thank you for the lovely bouquet) Oh, wouldn't have it any other way (Thank you for the lovely bouquet) Hey, Kitty (Thank you for the lovely bouquet) Now I make my money being pretty and witty Thank you for the lovely bouquet