Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
[Intro]
Ah, here she comes, just a-walk, just, just a-walkin' down the street
Singin' down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
Hey
[Verse 1]
I took a walk round the market downtown
Taking it easy just to see what I could find
I found the girls there, long legs and blond hair
All getting set to make a mess out of my mind
Hey
Eyes left
[Verse 2]
I got the hard word, you know what I heard
They say the miniskirt is comin' back in style
I say it's not fair, but what do they care?
When you've got power, then you use it for a while
Hey
Eyes right
[Chorus]
See the pretty, pretty, pretty girls in the street
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, wop
[Verse 3]
God, if you're up there, listen to my prayer
In future, man should have a different design
Give him a switch so he can turn off his libido now
Give him a tranquilizer built into his mind
Hey
Eyes right
[Chorus]
See the pretty, pretty, pretty girls in the street
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop (On their feet)
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, wop
[Bridge]
Don't talk to me about women's liberation
They already got me right just where it hurts
Ah, here she c-comes, just a-walk, just a-walkin' down the street
Singin' down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
[Chorus]
See the pretty, pretty, pretty girls in the street
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
See the pretty, pretty, pretty girls in the street
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop
See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop, a-do-do-wop (On their feet)
Down-do-be-do-do-wop, wop
Pretty Girls was written by Joe Jackson.
Pretty Girls was produced by David Kershenbaum.
Joe Jackson released Pretty Girls on Mon Jan 29 1979.
It’s all about pretty girls walking down the street and, oh wow, isn’t that a turn-on. In retrospect, it’s kind of a stinker. It’s embarrassing—ogling girls, I mean, that’s kind of lame. It’s just childish and silly and derivative, but I was 22 when I wrote it. Not everyone can be a prodigy!
– Joe...