Holly came from Miami, FLA Hitch-hiked 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 backroom, she was everybody's darlin 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, honey Take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat Went to the Apollo You should've seen 'em go go go Hey, sugar Take a walk on the wild side I said: Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side Alright Jackie is just speeding away Thought she was James Dean for a day But then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that bash She said I said hey, honey Take a walk on the wild side