It is sung by a Jewish/Yiddish dialect narrator (allowing such rhymes as Rebecca/Mecca/Turkish Terbecca - Tobacco) about a New York Jewish girl who has gone to the Middle East after starring in an "oriental show" and has now returned to New York with mysterious Eastern Ways.
It is narrated by a Jewish/Yiddish dialect speaker, featuring rhymes like Rebecca/Mecca/Turkish Terbecca - Tobacco, about a New York Jewish girl who traveled to the Middle East after starring in an 'oriental' performance and has now returned to New York with enigmatic Eastern influences.