The Jellybutt Of Timbuktu
Dance of Deception: Snake Charmer's Seductive Tale
Lyrics
There was a girl her name was snake charmer tillie.
Introduction of a girl named Snake Charmer Tillie.
What a dance, she do.
Expressing admiration for Tillie's dance skills.
She did a dance with a snake named willie.
Describing a dance Tillie performed with a snake named Willie.
What a dance, she do.
Reiteration of admiration for Tillie's dance.
In the market place she would do the dance, hypnotizing people into a trance. What a dance, yeah, she do.
Depicting Tillie's dance in a marketplace, captivating and hypnotizing onlookers.
The jellybutt of timbuktu
Mentioning "The jellybutt of Timbuktu" without clear context.
And now a old riser fell in love with snake charmer tillie, what a dance, she do.
Introducing an old admirer of Tillie who fell in love with her dance.
She said i'll marry you but we got to take willie, what a dance, she do.
Describing Tillie's condition for marriage involving taking the snake Willie along.
So they hit the road to mandelin, and headed for his palace in old bombay. Oh what a dance, she do.
Narrating their journey to Mandelin and the old admirer's palace in Bombay.
The jellybutt of timbuktu
Repeating the mysterious phrase "The jellybutt of Timbuktu."
Now he tried to wipe aside the snake charmer tillie,
Depicting a conflict where the admirer tries to separate Tillie from the snake.
What a dance, she do.
Reiteration of admiration for Tillie's dance despite the conflict.
He wouldn't let her dance with the snake named willie so she said, we're through
Describing Tillie ending the relationship because of the admirer's interference.
She took all his money, said so long honey, i'm going outside just to spend your money.
Tillie taking the admirer's money and leaving, expressing independence.
What a dance, she do.
Highlighting Tillie's dance even in the face of a broken relationship.
The jellybutt of timbuktu
Repeating the enigmatic phrase "The jellybutt of Timbuktu."
She really broke my heart in two
Expressing emotional pain caused by Tillie's actions.
The jellybutt of timbuktu
Repeating the mysterious phrase "The jellybutt of Timbuktu."
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