Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed
Holly came from Miami, Fla
Hitchhiked her way across the USA.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was she, she said:
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 everybodys darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was given head, she said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo do doo…
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 said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
I 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.
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 bash, she said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo do doo
