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Artist: Stan Ridgway
Canonical path: /ridgway-stan/nadine
Related lyric paths: 6
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Nadine
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Nadine
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As I got on a city bus and found a vacant seat
I thought I saw my future bride walking up the street
I shouted to the driver, ";Hey, conductor, you must
Slow down, I think I see her, please, let me off the bus";
Nadine
Oh, honey, is that you
Woah, Nadine
Oh, honey, is that you
Seems every time I see you, baby, you've got somethin' else to do
Woah, I saw from the corner when she turned and doubled back
And started walkin' toward a coffee-colored Cadillac
Pushin' through the crowd, tryin' to get to where she's at
I was campaign-shouting like a Southern diplomat
Chorus repeat
You're off with someone, someone new!
Downtown, searchin' for her, lookin' all around
Saw her getting in a yellow cab heading uptown
I caught a loaded taxi, picked up everybody's tab
Tipped a twenty dollar bill, I said ";you catch that yellow cab";
Chorus repeat last line repeat x4
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Make a scene
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Keep it clean
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Eat a bean, Nadine
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