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Artist: Van Halen
Canonical path: /van-halen/tattoo
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tattoo
Read Tattoo lyrics by Van Halen on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tattoo
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(Tattoo, tattoo)
I got Elvis on my elbow
And when I flex Elvis talks
I got hula girls on the back of my leg
And she hulas when I walk
Speaking cherry red
Screaming electric green
Purple mountain's majesty really talk to me
Talk to me babe
Swapmeet Sally
Trampstamp Tat
Mousewife to Momshell
In the time it took to get that new tattoo
Tattoo-tattoo
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Show me your dragon magic
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So autobiographic!
Best believe that needle hurt you
Best deceive these true colours
That follow one of your false virtues
Here's a secret to make you think
Why is the crazy stuff we never said poetry in ink
Speak in day-glow red
Explodo paint
Purple mountain's majesty show me you,
I'll show you me
Swapmeet Sally
Trampstamp Tat
Mousewife to Momshell
In the time it took to get that new tattoo
Tattoo-tattoo
Woo!
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Sexy dragon magic
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So very autobiographic!
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Got a hold on me
(Tattoo, tattoo)
You put a spell on me!
Uncle Danny had a cool tattoo
He fought for the unions
(Some of us still do)
On my shoulder is a number of the chapter he was in
That number is forever like the struggle here to win
Everybody!
Swapmeet Sally
Trampstamp Tat
Mousewife to Momshell
In the time it took to get that new tattoo,
Tattoo-tattoo
Tattoo
Ta..too!
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Sexy dragon magic
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So very autobiographic!
(Tattoo, tattoo)
You got a hold on me
(Tattoo, tattoo)
You put a spell on me
(Tattoo, tattoo)
I'm in love with you
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Show me, show me your
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Look at me, look at you!
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Whoa!
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