Walk on the wild side
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1. Holly came from Miami, FLA,
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hitchhiked her way across the USA.
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Plucked her eyebrows on the way
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Shaved her legs and then he was a she. She says :
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Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
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said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
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2. Candy came from out on the island,
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in
the backroom she was everybody's darling.
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But
she never lost her head,
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even when she was giving head.
She says :
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Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
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said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.
And
the colored girls go
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Do
do do ... do do do ... (4x) Doo.
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3. Little Joe never once gave it away,
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everybody had to pay and pay.
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A
hustle here and a hustle there,
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New
York City is the place where they said :
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Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
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I said, hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side.
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4. Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets,
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looking for soul food and a place to eat.
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Went to the Apollo,
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you
should have seen him go, go go, they
said :
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Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
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I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild
side.
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All
right! Ha!
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5. Jackie is just speeding away,
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thought she was James Dean for a day.
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Then I guess she had to crash,
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Valium would have helped that fast, she said :
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Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
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I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild
side.
And
the colored girls say
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C -F-C-F .....
Do
do do ... do do do ... (6x) Doo.
(Lou Reed)