Walk on the wild side
Lou Reed (1972)
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Holly came from Miami, FL | A, | Hitchhiked her way across the US | A. |
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Plucked her eyebrows | on the way | Shaved her leg and then he | was a she - she said: |
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Hey | Babe, take a walk on the wild | side, Said | hey honey, take a walk on the wild | side. |
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Candy came from out on the | island, | In the backroom she was everybodys dar | ling, |
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But | she never lost | her head | Even when she was gi | ven head - she said |
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Hey | Babe, take a walk on the wild | side, Said | hey Babe, take a walk on the wild | side. |
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And the coloured girls go: | doo dodoo | doo dodoo |
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Little Joe never once gave it a | way, | Ev'rybody had to pay and | pay. |
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A hu | stle here and a hu | stle there | New York city is no | place where they said: |
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Hey | Babe, take a walk on the wild | side, I said | hey Joe, take a walk on the wild | side. |
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Sugar plum fairy came and hit the | streets, | Looking for soul food and a place to | eat |
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Went to the | Apollo, you should | have seen him | go go go - they said: |
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Hey | Sugar, take a walk on the wild | side, I said | hey Babe, take a walk on the wild | side. |
Allright, ha. |
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Jackie is just speeding a | way, | Thought she was James Dean for a | day |
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Then | I guess she had | to crash, | Valium would have he | lped that bash - she said: |
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Hey | Babe, take a walk on the wild | side, Said | hey honey, take a walk on the wild | side. |
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And the coloured girls said: | doo dodoo | doo dodoo |