"Mitzi Dupree" lyrics

Flying to Salt Lake City
Seats 3A and B
I was down and needed a window
But in 3A sat Mitzi Dupree

She said, "Hi. I am Mitzi
The queen of the ping-pong
Where you going, boy?"
I said, "Nowhere."
She said, "I'm moving on."
I thought, "What is this
I cannot resist?"
Here she is
And I've always wanted a girl
With a name
A name like Mitzi Dupree

She said, "What do you do?"
I said, "I'm a singer in a band."
She said, "Ya. I'm an entertainer."
Reached out and took my hand
She was going to a mining town
Way up north to do her show
I said, "It must be cold up there,"
She said, "Depends on who you know."
Oh that look in her eye
I can tell you no lies
I'm just a man
She made me feel like a king in my mind
I love you Mitzi Dupree

I said, "What is this queen of the ping-pong business?"
She smiled, "What do you think?
It has no connection with China."
I said, "Ow! Have another drink."
Well I knew right away
That I'd seen her act before
In a room behind a kitchen in Bangkok
And three or four times more in Singapore
She may not be the first
But I know she ain't the worst
She was mine
But I ran out of time
I miss you. I love you, Mitzi Dupree
My darling Mitzi Dupree