when he was about seventeen he stole a magazine 'dancing queen' the frontpage girl called marilyn she looked pretty, lean and quite obscene he knew she'd never let him down like every other one in town she was the only one marilyn the dancing queen was smiling from his TV screen marilyn the dancing queen was always loving in his sweetest dream he tried to call the magazine left a message on their answer machine that his in love with marilyn if she could phone him back he would be keen he knew she'd never let him down like every other one in town she was the only one marilyn the dancing queen was smiling from his TV screen marilyn the dancing queen was loving in his sweetest dream marilyn, oh marilyn champagne, strawberries and cream marilyn, oh marilyn satin, lace and velveteen seet sweet dream seet sweet dream