The Monkees — Oklahoma Backroom Dancer

By Michael Nesmith She's always appearing with a band of renown You want to go and see her when you're feeling down She's a breathtaking spectacle, with guaranteed hope She'll make you feel good, 'cause she's the best thing since soap She'll greet you in the alley with a .45 smile (or fortified smile) She's the original sideshow and she's got her own style Pardon my baby, she got to have her fun Yes, I say, pardon my baby, she got to have her fun 'Cause she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run Now, she dances on air just like Superman's child Like a (???) she's wild but she's mild She's more fun than Colorado, and more far-out than Maine She comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain She's the mother of earth, and the goddess of (???) She's the chicken and the egg and whichever came first Pardon my baby, she got to have her chance Oh, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her chance 'Cause she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her dance Yeah, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun Yeah, I say pardon my baby, she got to have her fun Yes, she's a Oklahoma backroom dancer, watch her run Woooo! My, My!