Holly came from Miami, FLA
Holly berasal dari Miami, FLA
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA
Hitch-mendaki jalannya melintasi Amerika Serikat
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Plucked alisnya di jalan
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
Mencukur kakinya dan kemudian dia seorang wanita
She says, Hey babe
Dia bilang, Hey sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
She said, Hey honey
Dia berkata, Hei sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar

Candy came from out on the Island
Permen keluar dari pulau
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
Di ruang belakang dia semua adalah darlin ‘
But she never lost her head
Tapi dia tidak pernah kehilangan kepalanya
Even when she was giving head
Bahkan saat dia memberi kepala
She says, Hey babe
Dia bilang, Hey sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
Said, Hey babe
Said, hai sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
And the colored girls go
Dan gadis-gadis kulit berwarna pergi
doo do doo do doo do do doo
doo lakukan doo lakukan doo do do doo

Little Joe never once gave it away
Joe kecil tidak pernah memberikannya
Everybody had to pay and pay
Semua orang harus membayar dan membayar
A hussle here and a hussle there
Ada hussle di sini dan di sana ada hussle
New York City's the place where they said, Hey babe
New York City adalah tempat di mana mereka berkata, Hei sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
I said, Hey Joe
Aku bilang, Hey Joe
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Sugar Plum Fairy datang dan menabrak jalanan
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Carilah makanan jiwa dan tempat makan
Went to the Apollo
Pergi ke Apollo
You should've seen 'em go go go
Anda seharusnya sudah melihat mereka pergi pergi pergi
They said, Hey sugar
Mereka bilang, Hei gula
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
I Said, Hey babe
Aku bilang, hai sayang
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
All right, huh
Baiklah, ya

Jackie is just speeding away
Jackie hanya ngebut
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Kupikir dia adalah James Dean selama sehari
Then I guess she had to crash
Lalu kurasa dia harus jatuh
Valium would have helped that bash
Valium pasti bisa membantu pesta itu
Said, Hey babe,
Said, hai sayang,
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
I said, Hey honey,
Aku berkata, Hei sayang,
Take a walk on the wild side
Berjalan-jalan di sisi liar
And the colored girls say,
Dan gadis-gadis kulit berwarna mengatakan,
doo do doo do doo do do doo
doo lakukan doo lakukan doo do do doo