Intro & Verses: |
Holly came from Miami, FLA |
Hitchhiked her way across the USA |
Plucked her eyebrows on the way |
Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says |
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side |
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side |
Candy came from out on the island |
In the backroom she was everybody's darling |
But she never lost her head |
Even when she was giving head |
She says |
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side |
Said hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side |
And the colored girls go |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Dooo... |
Little Joe never once gave it away |
Everybody had to pay and pay |
A hustle here and a hustle there |
New York City is the place where |
They say |
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side |
Said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side |
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets |
Looking for soul food and a place to eat |
Went to the Apollo, |
you should have seen him go, go go |
They said |
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side |
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side |
All right... huh |
Jackie is just speeding away |
Thought she was James Dean for a day |
Then I guess she had to crash |
Valium would have helped that fast |
She said |
Bridge: |
x4 |
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side |
I said hey honey, |
take a walk on the wild side |
And the colored girls say |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do |
Dooo... |