Day 997: The Ballad of May West – Non-Limerick Lyrics. Verse 6

This is the sixth verse of The Ballad of May West.

Said she who started as vaudevillian
“This evening I feel like a million” 1
And followed it with “But one at a time.”
And climbed the ladder of success
“Wrong by wrong” in gaudy dress
The crowds all thought her humor was sublime.

1.Note: This is a slight misquote.  She actually said, “I feel like a million tonight.”

Day 996: The Ballad of May West – Non-Limerick Lyrics. Verse 5

This is the fifth verse of The Ballad of May West.

For lovers, Mae West said her yen
Was for only two kinds of men:
The foreign and domestic were her picks.
Good girls gone wrong without a doubt
Are just bad girls who were found out
Though moralists threw verbal stones and sticks.

Day 995: The Ballad of May West – Non-Limerick Lyrics. Verse 4

This is the fourth verse of The Ballad of May West.

Mae West was clearly not a prude
But was against performing nude
It’s not a thing that’s needed was her view.
A gal with personality
Can have more sexuality
Relying on what viewers’ minds construe.

Day 994: The Ballad of May West – Non-Limerick Lyrics. Verse 3

This is the third verse of The Ballad of May West.

New York officials, she did vex
She wrote a Broadway play called Sex
They put the cast on trial and shut it down.
They should have known propriety
Is trumped by notoriety
The incident established her renown.