Do You Have a Minute
Back in upstate New York
she was a girl with stars in her eyes
She hopped a freight out westward
And tried Vegas on for size
Off strip hotels, little shows
Young Delores danced with glee
She was working in Las Vegas
the home of Jubilee
"Do you have a minute folks?'
"Do you need tickets for a show?"
"Will you be in town tonight?"
"There's a place you need to go"
"Will you be in town tomorrow?"
"We could send you for a meal"
"You just have to see our condo's"
"It's a real fantastic deal"
Twenty years upon the strip
Wearing fruit baskets on her head
Delores was a showgirl
Even though the shows were dead
She danced backup for lounge singers
She was with Wayne Newton for a while
She still had all the attributes
That made the tourists smile
"Do you have a minute folks?'
"Do you need tickets for a show?"
"Will you be in town tonight?"
"There's a place you need to go"
"Will you be in town tomorrow?"
"We could send you for a meal"
"You just have to see our condo's"
"It's a real fantastic deal"
Time went by as it always does
Her body said "No more"
Dancing in the big time shows
Had made her body sore
Options down in Vegas
For ex-showgirls were not good
But she wasn't going east again
Even though folks said she should
"Do you have a minute folks?'
"Do you need tickets for a show?"
"Will you be in town tonight?"
"There's a place you need to go"
"Will you be in town tomorrow?"
"We could send you for a meal"
"You just have to see our condo's"
"It's a real fantastic deal"
She didn't have the hands for dealing
The casino was her second home
But, she didn't want to waitress
She was just too old to roam
But in Vegas, there's a sub trade
One she had the smile for
She could still work in the casinos
And help get people through the door
"Do you have a minute folks?'
"Do you need tickets for a show?"
"Will you be in town tonight?"
"There's a place you need to go"
"Will you be in town tomorrow?"
"We could send you for a meal"
"You just have to see our condo's"
"It's a real fantastic deal"
Selling timeshares to the folks
Who come in all the time
They could get free shows and dinners
And it wouldn't cost a dime
Delores was still a show girl
But, it was not the same by far
But, she was still selling in Vegas
And Delores was still a star
"Do you have a minute folks?'
"Do you need tickets for a show?"
"Will you be in town tonight?"
"There's a place you need to go"
"Will you be in town tomorrow?"
"We could send you for a meal"
"You just have to see our condo's"
"It's a real fantastic deal"...
Copyright © Roger Turner | Year Posted 2018
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