Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

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[Verse 1]

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Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
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Hitch-hiked 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


[Chorus]

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She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
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Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side


[Bridge]

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[Verse 2]

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Candy came from out on the island
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In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
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But she never lost her head
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Even when she was giving head


[Chorus]

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She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
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Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
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And the coloured girls go  
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doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
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doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do


[Bridge]
(*background singers only*)
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doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
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[Verse 3]

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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


[Chorus]

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They said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
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I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side


[Bridge]

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[Verse 4]

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Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
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Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
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Went to the Apollo
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You should've seen em go go go


[Chorus]

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They said hey sugar, take a walk on the wild side
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I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side


[Bridge]
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All right........... huh
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[Verse 5]

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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 bash


[Chorus]

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Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
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I said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
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And the coloured girls go  
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doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
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doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do


[Outro]
(*background singers only*)
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