| Holly came from Miami, Florida
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| Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
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| Plucked her eyebrows on the way
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| Shaved her legs and then he was a she
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| She says, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| She said, «Hey, honey
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| Candy came from out on the Island
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| In the back room 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
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| She says, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| Said, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| And the colored girls go
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| «Doo do doo do doo do do doo. |
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| .»
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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 hussle here and a hussle there
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| New York City’s the place
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| Where they said, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| I said, «Hey, Joe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| 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’ve seen them go, go, go They said, «Hey, sugar
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| I said, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| All right, huh
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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
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| Said, «Hey, babe
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| I said, «Hey, honey
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| Take a walk on the wild side»
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| And the colored girls say
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| «Doo do doo do doo do do doo. |
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