Went to the Apollo
Candy came from out on the island
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
She said, “Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side”
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
Jackie is just speedin' away
Shaved her leg and then he was a she
And the colored girls say
A hustle here and a hustle there
Doo, doo, doo
Valium would have helped that dash
Doo, doo, doo
Even when she was given head
All right, huh
Sugar plum fairy came and hit the streets
You should have seen him go go go
They said, “Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side”
Doo, doo, doo
Then I guess she had to crash
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Doo, doo, doo
I Said, “Hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side”
They said, “Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side”
Doo, doo, doo
I said, “Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side”
But she never lost her head
And the colored girls go
New York city is the place where
She says, “Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side”
In the back room she was everybody's darling
I said, “Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side”
Thought she was James Dean for a day
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said, “Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side “
Said, “Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side”
