Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed

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[Intro]

              


[Verse 1]

             
Holly came fro

              
m Miami, F.L.A


.
             
Hitch-hiked he

              
r way across t

     
he USA
             
Plucked her ey

       
ebrows on the 

way
             
Shaved her leg

           
s and then he 

was a she


[Chorus]

             
She says hey b

              
abe, take a wa

          
lk on the wild

 side
             
Said hey honey

              
, take a walk 

       
on the wild si

de


[Bridge]

      


[Verse 2]

             
Candy came fro

              
m out on the i


sland
             
In the backroo

              
m she was ever

          
ybody's darlin

'
             
But she never 

  
lost her head
             
Even when she 

      
was giving hea

d


[Chorus]

             
She says hey b

              
abe, take a wa

          
lk on the wild

 side
             
Said hey babe,

              
 take a walk o

      
n the wild sid

e
              
And the colour

         
ed girls go  
              
doo do doo do 

          
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
             
doo do doo do 

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do


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

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
             
doo do doo do 

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
      

[Verse 3]

             
Little Joe nev

              
er once gave i

   
t away
             
Everybody had 

            
to pay and pay
             
A hustle here 

      
and a hustle t

here
             
New York City 

    
is the place w

here


[Chorus]

             
They said hey 

              
babe, take a w

           
alk on the wil

d side
             
I said hey Joe

              
, take a walk 

       
on the wild si

de


[Bridge]

      


[Verse 4]

             
Sugar Plum Fai

              
ry came and hi

       
t the streets
             
Lookin' for so

              
ul food and a 

          
place to eat
             
Went to the Ap


ollo
             
You should've 

         
seen em go go 

go


[Chorus]

             
They said hey 

              
sugar, take a 

            
walk on the wi

ld side
             
I said hey bab

              
e, take a walk

        
 on the wild s

ide


[Bridge]
             
All right.....

             
...... huh
  


[Verse 5]

             
Jackie is just

          
 speeding away
             
Thought she wa

              
s James Dean f

      
or a day
             
Then I guess s

    
he had to cras

h
             
Valium would h

      
ave helped tha

t bash


[Chorus]

             
Said hey babe,

              
 take a walk o

      
n the wild sid

e
             
I said hey hon

              
ey, take a wal

         
k on the wild 

side
              
And the colour

         
ed girls go  
              
doo do doo do 

          
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
             
doo do doo do 

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do


[Outro]
(*background singers only*)
             
doo do doo do 

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
             
doo do doo do 

           
doo do do do d

oo do doo do d

oo do do do
      

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