[1st verse:]
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The girls are over-dressing
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It keeps the fellows guessing
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I've heard them say the gowns today
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Are really most distressing
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Your ankle is detested
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If you have over-dressed it
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A man must see an inch or three
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To keep him interested
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An ankle now and then
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Will catch the best of men
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[Refrain:]
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So take off a little bit
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A tiny little bit and nothing more
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Just raise your dress up a little bit
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Don't let it drag along the floor
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Because a banker, a broker, a lawyer, a sport
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They always look longer when dresses are short
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So take off a little bit
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If you don't make a "hit"
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Take off a little bit more
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[2nd verse:]
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You'll be the main attraction
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And put the boys in action
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They'll linger nigh, you'll catch them by
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Removing just a fraction
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The chicken pickin' jury
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Will go into a fury
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If they can't see an inch or three
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They all come from Missouri
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'Twas said by someone wise
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"It pays to advertise"
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Take Off A Little Bit
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Irving Berlin |