Holly came from Miami, FLA Hitchhiked her way across the USA Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side Candy came from out on the island In the back room she was everybody's darling But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls go Everybody had to pay and pay A hustle here and a hustle there New York City's the place where they said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey Jewel, take a walk on the wild side Sugar Pump Fairy came and hit the streets Looking for soul food and a place to eat Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go, go They said, hey sugar, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side All right Jackie is just speeding away Thought she was Jim Dean for a day Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that patch She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls say Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do-do do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do