Holly came from Miami F.L.A. <br />hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A. <br /><br />Plucked her eyebrows on the way <br />shaved her leg and then he was a she <br />She says, hey babe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br /><br />said, hey honey <br />take a walk on the wild side <br /><br />Candy came from out on the island <br />in the backroom she was everybody's darling <br /><br />But she never lost her head <br />even when she was givin' head <br />She says, hey babe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />said, hey babe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />and the coloured girls go <br /><br />Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo <br />doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo <br /><br />Little Joe never once gave it away <br />everybody had to pay and pay <br /><br />A hustle here and a hustle there <br />New York City is the place where they said <br />Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side <br />I said, hey Joe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br /><br />Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets <br />lookin' for soul food <br />and a place to eat <br /><br />Went to the Apollo <br />you should have seen him go-go-go <br />They said, hey Sugar <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />I said, hey babe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />all right, huh <br /><br />Jackie is just speeding away <br />thought she was James Dean for a day <br /><br />Then I guess she had to crash <br />valium would have helped that bash <br />She said, hey babe <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />I said, hey honey <br />take a walk on the wild side <br />and the coloured girls say <br /><br />Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo