She was a woman of mystery And what she wanted I could not see A three-year trip on the dragon Until the clinic had to get me clean We were a party and always drunk Before I knew it the wreckage sunk Shake, trip, shimmy and we'd do the bump Everybody swingin' to the Brown Derby Jump [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cherry+poppin+daddies/brown+derby+jump_10061687.html ] The beautiful life is always damned You gotta fall into the quicksand A deadly kiss from a temptress can serve To make a truly wayward man She's not a talker her teeth are fixed But she's a looker that lives for kicks A nightmare straight from an Otto Dix Everybody swingin' with the Brown Derby chicks
I've come a long way and now I'm me The darkest river that meets the sea And all those lights on the harbor seem To be sparklin' in bittersweet I'm a survivor my heart is tough I'm hangin' in there and that's enough Shake, trip, shimmy and we'd do the bump Everybody swingin' to the Brown Derby Jump