Classic Poem

When Susanna vamped the elders,
And the graybeards stood agape,
They were moved to admiration
By the charm of Susie's shape
As she stood there unembarrassed
By the patriarchal gaze,
For they'd never heard of Ziegfeld
In those sad benighted days.

Then, when Phryne's famed attractions
Dazzled all the local gents,
Though they scolded her in public,
Still they thought she was immense;
But they dared not show their pleasure
And their admiration warm,
For the Follies hadn't glori-
Fied the undraped female form.

If the lovely Miss Godiva
Rode through Coventry to-day,
It is doubtful if a dozen
Men would turn to look her way.
And the traffic, thanks to Ziegfeld,
Now would scarcely block the street,
For the well-known female figure
Is no longer any treat.