+DonDraperism I seriously screamed like those "deal with it" videos the first time I watched that episode... damn, I still cannot believe that it's been almost 3 years since Breaking Bad Ended.
this was my grandpere's favourite song, the man had dementia in his last days but he could still do this song word for word, i sang it at his funeral, god i miss him and good bless Lydia the tattooed lady
A friend's dad had dementia and I actually spent a lot of time talking to him. He remembered sogns that made him happy and there was always a smile on his face when enjoying it. It seems music, especially love for tunes and lyrics that make you happy is stored within the soul of their heart and is unaffected by dementia. There is an Oliver Sachs film "Alive Inside" about that very thing.
Pedia and Lydia do rhyme, if you pronounce the "e" in pedia the same as the "y" in Lydia. You can't make stevia rhyme, no matter what you do, because the consonants do not match.
We have different definitions of what a rhyme is. You're suggesting a general rhyme is fine. I am an English teacher and a purist. To me, a perfect rhyme is the correct form. With a perfect rhyme, the last syllable has to be identical. Since there is no "d" in stevia, it is not a perfect rhyme, and therefore not acceptable to those of us who teach rhyme as a profession.
I went to a new doctor's appointment and he saw my name and my tattoo and he sang "she was the most glorious...." And I sang the rest of the song with him! I am Lydia the tattooed lady.
I have no words to describe the ecstacy I get from watching Groucho! How can some people be so freaking gifted. May all of them rest in peace as they have brought joy and laughter to me and my son ever since he was 5 years old!
My best friend, who passed away last year introduced me to this song. He was like Lydia have you heard your song. I was like no.... and he started singing oh Lydia oh Lydia 😢 I miss him sooo
The gentleman with the glasses, in the middle of car on the left-hand side of the screen, is Harpo's father-in-law. He was visiting set that day and they decided to stick him in the scene as an extra.
I've always loved the Marx Brothers! Grew up watching them! BTW, in the wonderful 1991 movie The Fisher King, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, and Amanda Plummer, there is a scene that is an homage to Lydia. Robin is besotted with Amanda Plummer's character, Lydia, and he sings this song to her when they are all at dinner in a Chinese restaurant. I highly recommend this movie, as well as Marx Brothers movies!
@ David Lehman. All of Harburg's lyrics in "Lydia The Tattoo Lady" are absolutely brilliant! I was surprised many years ago to read that that song was actually written a year or two or three before the Marx Brothers' film, "At The Circus" was released into movie theaters. So to my surprise, that song was not written for the Marx Brothers.
@@michaelbarlow6610 Thanks for the detective work. I believe that "Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer" was written by Kalmar and Ruby -- for Groucho.
“In the 1950s Groucho was invited to take a tour of the New York Stock Exchange. While in the observation booth, he grabbed the public address system handset and began singing “Lydia the Tattooed Lady”. Upon hearing silence coming from the trading floor, he walked into view, was given a loud cheer by the traders, and shouted, ‘Gentlemen, in 1929 I lost eight hundred thousand dollars on this floor, and I intend to get my money’s worth!’ For fifteen minutes, he sang, danced, told jokes, and all this time, the Wall Street stock ticker was running blank
I saw it on an webpage about the market crash and it's what brought me to this youtube clip as I couldn't imagine what it sounded like. It's also listed on his IMDB page under trivia. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000050/bio
For the ones saying this never happened. Google is your friend. For an incident that never took place? It sure has a TON of references! Scroll down a bit on this one, and it's listed under ABC News! abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=91366&page=1
A very sweet gentleman walked up to me at Fred Meyer’s (grocery store) and suggested I go watch the Groucho Marx video of Lydia the Tattooed Lady and that I would really enjoy it. FYI: I have two sleeves plus hands, fingers and more. He was right. I did enjoy it and I had a pleasant interaction with a stranger. Thank you , kind old man ;)
When I was in Middle School my music and chorus teacher would sing this song to me every now and then. He was amazing as meant so much to me. I come back every now and athen to listen
I swear I remembered that song in the early 1960’s I must have been 3 or 4 Omgosh I remember so vividly … Puts you right there ❤ my gpa would always listen to that song I’m stuck to 70’s And 80’s 😂
Nah IMO all the funniest moments were put in by members of the cast and crew. For example when Jesse is suggesting ways to get out of the desert when the RV won’t start. And he lists off a bunch of things including a “robot” and a battery. Mr White jumps to action tells him to collect stuff and Jesse is like “so what are we building?”... WW says “you said it yourself”. And Jesse looks at him, bewildered, and says “A ROBOT?” That was actually written by one of the camera crew and it’s perfect
The original MGM Grand in Las Vegas had a movie theatre downstairs that showed only classic movies, it was around 1974 I saw, At The Circus and every since about once a month this song pops into my head and to this day watching Groucho sing it makes me laugh so hard tears come to my eyes.
My daughter Lydia is only 11 days old and in the NICU at a children's hospital, but I sing this song to her every day. She usually opens her eyes for a moment, as if to say "Groucho does it better."
PARTS OF THIS SONG HAVE BEEN IN MY HEAD FOR DECADES, DON'T REMEMBER A SINGLE OTHER THING FROM THIS MOVIE..sO GOOD TO HAVE A WAY TO RECOLLECT THE WHOLE THING!!
Lyrics: Ohhhhhh, Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia? Lydia, the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh! Lydia, that Encyclopedia, Oh, Lydia the Queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too And proudly above the waves The Red, White and Blue You can learn a lot from Lydia If her robe is unfurled she will show you the world If you step up and tell her where For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree Or Washington crossing the Delaware Oh, Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh Lydia, the tattooed lady When her muscles start relaxin' Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia, oh! Lydia, that encyclopedia Oh Lydia, the champ of them all For two bits she will do a Mazurka in Jazz With a view of Niagra that nobody has And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia. La la la La la la La la la La la la Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his lasso Just a little classic by Mendel, Picasso Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on La la la La la la La la la La la la Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan' Here's Nijinsky a doin' the Rhumba Here's her Social Security numba [whistling] Lydia, oh! Lydia, that encyclopedia Oh Lydia, the champ of them all! She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat And now the old boy's in command of the fleet For he went and married Lydia! I said Lydia He said Lydia! They said Lydia We said Lydia! La la!
Aaaaaaaaah! Each time I watch this I feel like I have spent a wonderful weekend with Lydia. I am a relaxed, cheerful and optimistic. Thank you so much Groucho, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg who composed the song. The song and Groucho's performance are true masterpieces and as entertaining anything.
Ohhhhh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too And proudly above waves the red, white and blue You can learn a lot from Lydia (la la la la la la) When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world If you step up and tell her where For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree Or Washington crossing the Delaware (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady When her muscles start relaxin' Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of tattoo For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz With a view of Niagara that nobody has And on a clear day, you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso Here's Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon Here's Godiva but with her pajamas on (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon. Over on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on. Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba. Here's her social security numba. (la la la la la la) (la la la la la la) Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of them all She once swept an admiral clean off his feet The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat And now the old boy's in command of the fleet For he went and married Lydia I said Lydia He said Lydia I said Lydia He said Lydia Ole! ;-) The irony is that today Lydia probably look completely normal in Portland ;-)
Folks, its just a funny song. I love it. Clever and memorable, it stuck in my head for a while. Appreciation of older comedy can be rare. Take it for what it is - silly and fun.
My bus driver in high school used to sing this to me when I got on the bus at 6am with 3 other half asleep students sitting silently listening hahaha gosh it embarrassed me at the time but now it's a fond memory for sure
Never fails to make me roar! Jim Henson (of Muppet fame) requested this song be played at his funeral. Written by the same guys who wrote all the music for "The Wizard of Oz".
I got this song in my head tonight, and couldn't remember the words, etc. I haven't heard it since I was a kid. My mother would sing it when we were kids, though never the entire song. Thank you for posting it!
In Don Rosas Uncle Scrooge comic The Treasury of Croesus, Donald always sang about Lydia (because they were looking for the lost city of Lydia). For a person who did not know about this part of American pop culture, it always was a weird song but when I found this I was like 'Ooh!!! Oh this is the song Donald was singing.' It was fun.
0:37 Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh! Lydia, the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh! Lydia, that "Encyclopedia" Oh! Lydia, the Queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too And proudly above the waves The Red, White and Blue You can learn a lot from Lydia She can give you a view of the world In tattoo if you step up and tell her where For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree Or Washington crossing the Delaware Oh! Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh! Lydia, the tattooed lady When her muscles start relaxin' Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia, oh! Lydia, that "Encyclopedia" Oh! Lydia, the champ of them all For two bits she will do a Mazurka in Jazz With a view of Niag'ra that no artist has And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia. La la la La la la La la la La la la Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his lasso Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon And Godiva, but with her pajamas on La la la La la la La la la La la la Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan' Here's Nijinsky a doin' the Rhumba Here's her Social Security numba La la la La la la La la la La la la Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh! Lydia, the champ of them all She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat And now the old boy's in command of the fleet
Here in the vid, it's not She can give you a view of the world In tattoo if you step up and tell her where It's: When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world If you step up and tell her where Two points if you a) didn't grow up in New York; and b) got the Grover Whalen / Trylon reference without resorting to internet for either.
There was a verse that was originally in the song but was cut from the final film. It was because it mentioned Hitler in the lyrics. And of course it is considered offensive and too controversial. Even by today's standards.
WHAT a comic genius Groucho Marx was ! Brilliant with scripted scenes AND a marvellous, fast, clever ad-libber ! We won't see the likes of him again anytime soon, for sure. .
My name is Lydia and when I was younger everyone thought I must've never heard this song before and would start singing it to me like they were super clever and original, unaware that countless other people had done the same thing. XD I still like it though.
"You feeling a little under the weather Lydia? That would be the ricin."
I slipped it into that Stevia crap you're always putting in your tea
Goodbye Lydia
+DonDraperism I seriously screamed like those "deal with it" videos the first time I watched that episode... damn, I still cannot believe that it's been almost 3 years since Breaking Bad Ended.
+herbert hund So glad that bitch died... She was fucking annoying
Alejandro Lino
Funny how a 5 second ringtone can bring a lot of people to this song.
***** Hilarious how Todd had his phone tone set specifically for Lydia
Richard Grayson He also had one for Mr.White......all I heard was the word Science doe but
+wilson blauheuer Dude, fuck you.
+Andy Sze Breaking Bad is a helluva drug.
+wilson blauheuer And yet here you are, farbisener.
When I was little, my brother loved a girl named Lydia. He loved her so much that this was his ringtone for her.
RIP to my brother, Todd.
Wow, I’m sure he was a great, caring, loving guy
He can't keep getting away with it
Sounds like the kinda guy that couldnt even hurt a fly
@@carlacholerahmm shame… i sure could use a babysitter.
Jesse got to him. 😂
Yeah, it's done. He's gone. They're all gone.
You're goddamn right.
the perfect answer for any question. "your Godamn right!" now let the choir lead us in prayer *Lydia, Lydia. Lydia the tattooed lady*
Your the one who knocks
Heil THE KING
CreasingPlayer0 It's Walt. How are you feeling Lydia? A little under the weather? Like you've got the flu?
i actually saw TODD coming here and downloading this song for his mobile
Hahhahahaha 😂😂
Who's TODD?
Daniel Grover broo🤦🏿♂️
Daniel Grover the opie-eyed pyscho
The guy subscribed to TH-cam premium just for this.
this was my grandpere's favourite song, the man had dementia in his last days but he could still do this song word for word, i sang it at his funeral, god i miss him and good bless Lydia the tattooed lady
Breaking Bad
A friend's dad had dementia and I actually spent a lot of time talking to him. He remembered sogns that made him happy and there was always a smile on his face when enjoying it. It seems music, especially love for tunes and lyrics that make you happy is stored within the soul of their heart and is unaffected by dementia. There is an Oliver Sachs film "Alive Inside" about that very thing.
@@TygerTyger24 XD
That tattooed lady was feeling under the weather, like she got the flu.a
What a great tribute to him!👍
Lydia, oh Lydia
I Ricin'd your Stevia
Lydia the poisoned lady...
+R. ZE Lydia and Stevia don't rhyme.
+Mo encyclopedia doesn't rhyme either... Just pronounce stevia wrong to make it rhyme, smart one
Pedia and Lydia do rhyme, if you pronounce the "e" in pedia the same as the "y" in Lydia. You can't make stevia rhyme, no matter what you do, because the consonants do not match.
Mo *lih dee ah*
encyclo *pih dee ah*
*stih vee ah*
You can make stevia rhyme by changing the ee sound to ih. Just like pee to pih in pedia.
We have different definitions of what a rhyme is. You're suggesting a general rhyme is fine. I am an English teacher and a purist. To me, a perfect rhyme is the correct form. With a perfect rhyme, the last syllable has to be identical. Since there is no "d" in stevia, it is not a perfect rhyme, and therefore not acceptable to those of us who teach rhyme as a profession.
It is beautiful how much Groucho remains such an icon! Love him!
I never imagined that todd's love for Lydia was too much
I find it hard to believe that Todd knew this song. Let alone, captured, cropped it and converted it to a ringtone.
Todd had a ringtone for Walt too remember.
@@georgefoggin8892Yep. Thomas Dolby’s Blinded Me With Science.
Don't forget he is insane so it is not hard to believe
He Googled “songs about Lydia”
People did it all the time back then lol
You really shouldn't download this, Mr. White.
You are alive todd wtf I saw white and hank too 2 mint back
You know Todd Jassi told me, Lidia is a gold digger bitch...
You my are the real hero Todd. You did a good job by killing Andrea and that biker kid 👍👍
What’s with the people with breaking bad names and profile pictures
😶
I went to a new doctor's appointment and he saw my name and my tattoo and he sang "she was the most glorious...." And I sang the rest of the song with him! I am Lydia the tattooed lady.
I just sent it to a friend who’s daughter is named Lydia 🤭
I have no words to describe the ecstacy I get from watching Groucho! How can some people be so freaking gifted. May all of them rest in peace as they have brought joy and laughter to me and my son ever since he was 5 years old!
When I met my husband he sang this song, and I died laughing. 😂😂
Does his name happen to be Todd?
❤❤
If he happens to do anything to you and his name is Todd...
Better call Saul!!
That would be the ricin he gave you
Did u die laughing because of the ricin
Do you realize how genius the choreography was .I mean dancing, spinning tables and making look so light and breezy.
Harpo swinging from the ceiling light fixture…
@@billcarter9842 lol that musta been fun
yep, light and breezy until a swinging machine gun turret started firing from inside the trunk of the car parked right outside.
@@homelander1646 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Check out the three stooges alphabet song, Another classic
My best friend, who passed away last year introduced me to this song. He was like Lydia have you heard your song. I was like no.... and he started singing oh Lydia oh Lydia 😢 I miss him sooo
Wow, I really need this to be my ringtone whenever Lydia called me to discuss meth business.
Better call Saul!
I just finished watching Season 5 (Better Call Saul). Had me on the edge of my seat!!!!
It's all Good man...
You’re just slippin Jimmy!
It’s also on the walking dead!
Lol
The gentleman with the glasses, in the middle of car on the left-hand side of the screen, is Harpo's father-in-law. He was visiting set that day and they decided to stick him in the scene as an extra.
Can you imagine your daughter being married to Groucho! He sure looked like he was having a good time.
Just be thankful for that show introducing this great stuff to modern viewers, most viewers here wouldn't have even heard of it otherwise!
This nutty song has been in my head all my life
Haha I’m only here because of the muppet show on Disney+ just now! Season 1 episode 2
It's a song I remember from being a little boy, and it escapes my tongue sometimes when I am just walking around
I've always loved the Marx Brothers! Grew up watching them! BTW, in the wonderful 1991 movie The Fisher King, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, and Amanda Plummer, there is a scene that is an homage to Lydia. Robin is besotted with Amanda Plummer's character, Lydia, and he sings this song to her when they are all at dinner in a Chinese restaurant. I highly recommend this movie, as well as Marx Brothers movies!
I've had this as my ringtone since the Breaking Bad finale, and still have no desire to change it. I love it!
Is it still your ringtone bro
@@abhijith05 yes 😂😂 it plays every time I plug my phone into my car too
@@Jawsfan6 🤟
@@Jawsfan6 7 years later and you returned! What a guy!
Do you want to get married!!!!
Brilliant lyric. "She has eyes that folks adore so, / and a torso even more so." Cheers to Arlen (music) and Harburg (words).
@ David Lehman. All of Harburg's lyrics in "Lydia The Tattoo Lady" are absolutely brilliant! I was surprised many years ago to read that that song was actually written a year or two or three before the Marx Brothers' film, "At The Circus" was released into movie theaters. So to my surprise, that song was not written for the Marx Brothers.
@@michaelbarlow6610 Thanks for the detective work. I believe that "Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer" was written by Kalmar and Ruby -- for Groucho.
The song is inspired by W.S. Gilbert's poetic lyrics.
The same team of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg wrote "Somewhere Over the Rainbow, too.
Harburg also wrote the lyrics (libretto?) for TheWizard of Oz. A brilliant man he was.
My name's lydia, and my aunt used to sing this to me as a kid. I haven't heard it in years. It brings back happy memories
Todd brings me here. breaking bad forever...
ad78 in which one series this reference was in breaking bad?
НИЩЕТА И СОБАКИ season 5. Todd’s ringtone
@@dan290786 tells alot about Todd's feelings for Lydia
I always thought his ringtone said "the caaaaat lady" lol
Laurz A i thought it said ‘Lydia the HAAALF old lady’
Lydia oh Lydia, Walt put ricin in your Stevia... ♪♫
Lydia the poisoned lady
You are such a well rounded chap. Thank you this reminds me of my Grandma she danced around and played the spoons singing such songs. Love Joy
This is the first song I taught my daughter. She is thankful to me till this day.
So far ahead of his time, even now..I am as much in awe as i was 40 years ago when i started watching his movies..Groucho, funniest man EVER...
Groucho is one of my favorite comedians. What a legend.
“In the 1950s Groucho was invited to take a tour of the New York Stock Exchange. While in the observation booth, he grabbed the public address system handset and began singing “Lydia the Tattooed Lady”. Upon hearing silence coming from the trading floor, he walked into view, was given a loud cheer by the traders, and shouted, ‘Gentlemen, in 1929 I lost eight hundred thousand dollars on this floor, and I intend to get my money’s worth!’ For fifteen minutes, he sang, danced, told jokes, and all this time, the Wall Street stock ticker was running blank
Where you get this info?
I saw it on an webpage about the market crash and it's what brought me to this youtube clip as I couldn't imagine what it sounded like. It's also listed on his IMDB page under trivia. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000050/bio
Ha, that's awesome! Classic Groucho
For the ones saying this never happened. Google is your friend. For an incident that never took place? It sure has a TON of references! Scroll down a bit on this one, and it's listed under ABC News! abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=91366&page=1
LOL! LMFAO! g
Grocho for president!!!! Just prop him up in the chair! He can't make worse desicions than the last few have!
I love this! Everyone always tells me about this song when I introduce myself.
Lydia Gee:')
Are you still around in Nov 2020 ???
My Swiss grandmother's name, and I just got a new kitty and named her Lydia!
Lmao
Same hahaha
A very sweet gentleman walked up to me at Fred Meyer’s (grocery store) and suggested I go watch the Groucho Marx video of Lydia the Tattooed Lady and that I would really enjoy it. FYI: I have two sleeves plus hands, fingers and more. He was right. I did enjoy it and I had a pleasant interaction with a stranger. Thank you , kind old man ;)
When I was in Middle School my music and chorus teacher would sing this song to me every now and then. He was amazing as meant so much to me. I come back every now and athen to listen
Niice Jesse pinkmans captor had this as his ring tone but eventually Jesse strangled him to death.
Where has such brilliant comedy gone. Ageless and wit of masters.
Once you realize the rehearsing behind this you appreciate it on an other level.
I swear I remembered that song in the early 1960’s
I must have been 3 or 4
Omgosh
I remember so vividly …
Puts you right there ❤ my gpa would always listen to that song
I’m stuck to 70’s
And 80’s
😂
Funny how you had to go to the circus to see a tattooed woman back then lol
ikr
Or the bearded lady.
Barnum & Bailey's " bearded lady" was a shaven bear!
Nowadays everyone's a freak
Oh, yeah, Kegan Morah, especially in Hudson Falls.
There's mike vibing in the background, all this time this song was the reference to the whole BB universe, Bravo Vince!!
Waltuh
Groucho was absolutely the greatest of all time. I'm sure they are all in heaven whooping it up as we speak!
This song is in my head from the ending of breaking bad haha... Vince Gilligan really knows how to out some humor in the tv show...
All the humor in the last season was just unbelievably dark, but tragedy has to be balanced out somehow.
Ofc.
Nah IMO all the funniest moments were put in by members of the cast and crew. For example when Jesse is suggesting ways to get out of the desert when the RV won’t start. And he lists off a bunch of things including a “robot” and a battery. Mr White jumps to action tells him to collect stuff and Jesse is like “so what are we building?”... WW says “you said it yourself”. And Jesse looks at him, bewildered, and says “A ROBOT?” That was actually written by one of the camera crew and it’s perfect
I am SO HONORED to say that I ACTUALLY FUCKING lived in the planet the EXACT SAME TIME as the Legendary GROUCHO MARX for 667 DAYS! 🍺😎👍
The original MGM Grand in Las Vegas had a movie theatre downstairs that showed only classic movies, it was around 1974 I saw, At The Circus and every since about once a month this song pops into my head and to this day watching Groucho sing it makes me laugh so hard tears come to my eyes.
My daughter Lydia is only 11 days old and in the NICU at a children's hospital, but I sing this song to her every day. She usually opens her eyes for a moment, as if to say "Groucho does it better."
How is she now?
@@muhammedtwit7287 she aight
@@muhammedtwit7287 She passed away from a complex heart defect shortly after her second birthday. This song still brings me a lot of joy.
@@wclay74 I'm extremely sorry to hear that
Keep your chin up you were a great father
@@wclay74 I am so sorry to hear that; my condolences. I am glad you at least had two special years with her.
This is one of my favourite clips
From the brothers
I just love them
what can I say, Groucho was in a class of his own
Yes it he is
PARTS OF THIS SONG HAVE BEEN IN MY HEAD FOR DECADES, DON'T REMEMBER A SINGLE OTHER THING FROM THIS MOVIE..sO GOOD TO HAVE A WAY TO RECOLLECT THE WHOLE THING!!
Groucho's singing Lidia is brilliant. It gets me going on days when I want to stay under my blankets.
Lydia*
My new ring tone
Say my name
Lydia the tattooed lady
You're goddamn right!
I am the one who knocks.
When I'm down, this is one of those sketches that always brings joy into my heart. Ga bless The Marx Bros
Lyrics:
Ohhhhhh, Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia?
Lydia, the tattooed lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
Lydia, oh! Lydia, that Encyclopedia,
Oh, Lydia the Queen of tattoo
On her back is the Battle of Waterloo
Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too
And proudly above the waves
The Red, White and Blue
You can learn a lot from Lydia
If her robe is unfurled she will show you the world
If you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree
Or Washington crossing the Delaware
Oh, Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh Lydia, the tattooed lady
When her muscles start relaxin'
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia, oh! Lydia, that encyclopedia
Oh Lydia, the champ of them all
For two bits she will do a Mazurka in Jazz
With a view of Niagra that nobody has
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz
You can learn a lot from Lydia.
La la la La la la
La la la La la la
Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his lasso
Just a little classic by Mendel, Picasso
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on
La la la La la la
La la la La la la
Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan'
Here's Nijinsky a doin' the Rhumba
Here's her Social Security numba
[whistling]
Lydia, oh! Lydia, that encyclopedia
Oh Lydia, the champ of them all!
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet
For he went and married Lydia!
I said Lydia
He said Lydia!
They said Lydia
We said Lydia!
La la!
Tha,k you so much
I can do that too every word is inngrained in my memory.
96
You are heaven sent!
where is the breaking bad part
4 types of people in the world:
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead
Both
None
You're forgetting MASH
Breaking bad forever
uh, no. I'm not gay.
i’m both
i've seen breaking bad entirely and its my favorite tv show of all times, but i seriously never heard this song there...i heard it from twd.
Groucho, The King Of Them All!
Aaaaaaaaah! Each time I watch this I feel like I have spent a wonderful weekend with Lydia. I am a relaxed, cheerful and optimistic. Thank you so much Groucho, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg who composed the song. The song and Groucho's performance are true masterpieces and as entertaining anything.
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Is you’re name todd?
Ohhhhh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia the tattooed lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia
Lydia, the queen of tattoo
On her back is the Battle of Waterloo
Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too
And proudly above waves the red, white and blue
You can learn a lot from Lydia
(la la la la la la)
When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world
If you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree
Or Washington crossing the Delaware
(la la la la la la)
(la la la la la la)
Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia the tattooed lady
When her muscles start relaxin'
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia
Lydia, the queen of tattoo
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz
With a view of Niagara that nobody has
And on a clear day, you can see Alcatraz
You can learn a lot from Lydia
(la la la la la la)
(la la la la la la)
Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso
Here's Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
Here's Godiva but with her pajamas on
(la la la la la la)
(la la la la la la)
Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon.
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on.
Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba.
Here's her social security numba.
(la la la la la la)
(la la la la la la)
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia
Lydia, the queen of them all
She once swept an admiral clean off his feet
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet
For he went and married Lydia
I said Lydia
He said Lydia
I said Lydia
He said Lydia
Ole!
;-) The irony is that today Lydia probably look completely normal in Portland ;-)
Thanks for this! Aces!
The best comment ever. Always.
Not bad. You messed up some of the lyrics though. Copy/paste isn't always your friend.
I have heard this song all my life, and I'm 70. My name is Lidia, and it is pronounced the same way.
I love this song and Groucho, but I can't stop watching Harpo jump around, dance, and hang from the chandelier! Great stuff!
Hi. I heard this in Sandman episode 9 and came to search it...
Can't believe the comments are from 12-15 years old.
🥰🥰
❤ never knew this song existed .LOVE IS
I'm always looking for things that have my name
My brother Rich loved the Brothers .. and sang this song and cracked us all up.
Good memories!
This is easily one of my favorite songs ever... and probably why I love tattoos so much.
From Todd's ringtone on Breaking Bad to Alpha singing it to Lydia on The Walking Dead.
The two best shows imo
I'm glad I watched them both
But BB is much much higher quality than TWD
Twd frm 1 to 5 was good enough to match with BB@@cybpr8957
My dear friend and Mentor, John Ostendorff used to sing this song in the shop. I truly miss him and I’ll always think of him when I hear this.
I just came here to see the breaking bad comments
Kyle SoSik lel
Kyle SoSik lmbo as did i friend.
S ame
I came for TWD but I'mma start Breaking Bad
Folks, its just a funny song. I love it. Clever and memorable, it stuck in my head for a while. Appreciation of older comedy can be rare. Take it for what it is - silly and fun.
Those bros were unequalled! Appreciate this post more than I can express.
It is just so fun to watch such a great performance!! Fantastic!!
When ever I feel down, anxious, or just generally distre, I think of this song and it passes!
Yes thinking of Lydia from breaking bad dying makes anyone happy ;)
My 6th grade teacher used to always sing the “Lydia oh Lydia” part everytime I walked into the room. 🤗
I remember my dad would sing this to annoy my sisters and I when we were kids.
And because of that I have a fond respect for this song. xD
Isn't Groucho the most funny guy who ever lived on planet earth?!
Didn't realize Kankakee, IL was mentioned. I drive through there two weeks ago. I also have been to Paris, France about 6 times. That's ok too.
Obsession level : Todd
Sultan mehmet II Sultan Selim Sultan Murad
Tea's ready... stevia, anyone?
F'in' funny.
I don't get it.
Let me explain mindles humor in a word: Bhahhahahhahahha!!!!
LadieLydKyd breaking bad
I brought my own...
I love this song and the MARX BROS!
i haven´t laughed this much for a long time! thank God for the Marx Brothers!
Todd's ringtone after Walt brought a giant can of whip ass
My bus driver in high school used to sing this to me when I got on the bus at 6am with 3 other half asleep students sitting silently listening hahaha gosh it embarrassed me at the time but now it's a fond memory for sure
This always gets stuck in my head when I take care of my fresh tattoos :D
Lydia gives me chamomile with stevia every day.
Have been meaning to look this up ever since Robin Williams did part of it in the Fisher King. Brilliant!
Same! It’ll pop into my head every so often, and I’ll forget to look it up, but finally remembered. Love that movie!
I Am Alpha, and I want my daughter.
Breaking Bad and now TWD.
😂
@@20timesmanunited20 seems to be a favorite song of Amc
Gloomy Samurai I was just watching that episode 😂
You crossed mah bohdah
"You can see Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon", such a subtle reference, I love it.
I can't tell you how many times I come back to hear this song! No one could do a sing like this except for Groucho!!
"How are you feeling? Kind of under the weather? Like you got the flu? That would be the ricin I gave you."
Never fails to make me roar! Jim Henson (of Muppet fame) requested this song be played at his funeral. Written by the same guys who wrote all the music for "The Wizard of Oz".
I heard jim Henson performed this as Kermit on the muppet show before I heard this one.
I got this song in my head tonight, and couldn't remember the words, etc. I haven't heard it since I was a kid. My mother would sing it when we were kids, though never the entire song. Thank you for posting it!
Greatest song lyrics of all time: "When her muscles start relaxin' up the hill comes Andrew Jackson!"
well here i am, Lydia, and ive chosen to be a tattoo artist, ironic isnti it
I used to watch the Marx Brothers movies with my Dad decades ago. We both loved them and the old Universal Monster movies.
Oh, the classic of the classics ! Groucho Marx and Marx Bros - never forgotten !
robin williams brought me here from one of my fav movies The Fisher King
Same. I have always loved him singing that song in the movie, which is also one of my favorites.
That was a great scene.
In Don Rosas Uncle Scrooge comic The Treasury of Croesus, Donald always sang about Lydia (because they were looking for the lost city of Lydia).
For a person who did not know about this part of American pop culture, it always was a weird song but when I found this I was like 'Ooh!!! Oh this is the song Donald was singing.' It was fun.
hah same
I come from a carnival family my great grandmother was a tattooed lady
My favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunny, who would recite Groucho's famous line "Of course, you know this means war"
Bugs had the NYC accent too
I always watch this when I need cheering up - love it!
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Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh! Lydia, the tattooed lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
Lydia, oh! Lydia, that "Encyclopedia"
Oh! Lydia, the Queen of tattoo
On her back is the Battle of Waterloo
Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too
And proudly above the waves
The Red, White and Blue
You can learn a lot from Lydia
She can give you a view of the world
In tattoo if you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree
Or Washington crossing the Delaware
Oh! Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh! Lydia, the tattooed lady
When her muscles start relaxin'
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia, oh! Lydia, that "Encyclopedia"
Oh! Lydia, the champ of them all
For two bits she will do a Mazurka in Jazz
With a view of Niag'ra that no artist has
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz
You can learn a lot from Lydia.
La la la La la la La la la La la la
Come along and see Buff'lo Bill with his lasso
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
And Godiva, but with her pajamas on
La la la La la la La la la La la la
Here is Grover Whalen unveilin' the Trylon
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Islan'
Here's Nijinsky a doin' the Rhumba
Here's her Social Security numba
La la la La la la La la la La la la
Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia
Oh! Lydia, the champ of them all
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet
Thank you for this :D
...thanks bro.... :)
Here in the vid, it's not
She can give you a view of the world
In tattoo if you step up and tell her where
It's:
When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world
If you step up and tell her where
Two points if you a) didn't grow up in New York; and b) got the Grover Whalen / Trylon reference without resorting to internet for either.
There was a verse that was originally in the song but was cut from the final film. It was because it mentioned Hitler in the lyrics. And of course it is considered offensive and too controversial. Even by today's standards.
I want to preform this randomly with my family in a restaurant!! Lol!
WHAT a comic genius Groucho Marx was ! Brilliant with scripted scenes AND a marvellous, fast, clever ad-libber ! We won't see the likes of him again anytime soon, for sure.
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My name is Lydia and when I was younger everyone thought I must've never heard this song before and would start singing it to me like they were super clever and original, unaware that countless other people had done the same thing. XD I still like it though.
😂
Hey my name is Lydia
+SoggyMeepster
la la laaa. la la laaa
Why are you telling us this ?
My name is Lydia and this song is the bane of my existence.