The Street and Babe Shadow Lyrics

Words & Music by Marc Bolan
Recorded by T.Rex, 1973

Tiger Tim, the tightrope walker,
Tried to steal the Drag Queen's daughter,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Menace lurks in houses only,
Where the hearts are fat and boney,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Golden risks and Folly's rainbows,
Down the drain, where all the time goes,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Frozen Joe, the ballet boxer,
Chromed his toes to get his rocks off,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

All the bats and all the peacocks,
Built a ship and flew to Venus,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Pain is meat and meat is people,
Your head's a house, your soul's the steeple,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Painted toes and purple ear lobes,
Life's a gas, but it's such a scene though,
Babe.
I do mean babe.

Shake!

I do mean babe.
I could tell you something.
I could tell you something.
Babe.
I do mean babe.