Bad Girls

Album: Bad Girls (1979)
Charted: 14 1
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  • Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep

    Bad girls
    Talking 'bout the sad girls
    Sad girls
    Talking 'bout bad girls, yeah

    See them out on the street at night (walkin')
    Picking up on all kinds of strangers
    If the price is right
    You can't score if you're pocket's tight
    But you want a good time

    You ask yourself who they are
    Like everybody else, they come from near and far
    (Bad girls, yeah)

    Bad girls (bad girls)
    Talking about the sad girls (sad girls), yeah
    The sad girls (sad girls)
    Talking about bad girls, yeah

    Friday night and the strip is hot (hot)
    Sun's gone down and they're out to trot (out trottin')
    Spirit's high and legs look hot
    Do you wanna get down?

    Now, don't you ask yourself who they are?
    Like everybody else, they wanna be a star
    Yeah, yeah, there comes

    Bad girl, sad girl
    You're such a naughty bad girl, beep beep
    Uh-huh
    You're bad girl, you're sad girl
    You're such a naughty bad girl, beep beep (beep beep)
    Uh-huh

    Now you and me, we're both the same (both the same)
    But you call yourself by different names (different names)
    Now your mama won't like it when she finds out (finds out)
    Girl is out at night

    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep

    Hey mister, have you got a dime?
    Mister, do you want to spend some time, oh yeah
    I got what you want, you got what I need
    I'll be your baby, come and spend it on me

    Hey mister, I'll spend some time with you
    With you, you got it, with you

    Bad girls, they're just bad girls
    Talkin' about sad girls, yeah
    Sad girls
    Hey, hey mister, got a dime?
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep
    Toot toot, hey, beep beep Writer/s: Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer, Edward Hokenson, Joseph Esposito
    Publisher: Peermusic Publishing, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Katterkat from FloridaHall and Oats were the same way. They would meet at the studio and bounce things off each other.
    Dolly Parton said she would curl up on her bed and grab her guitar and tap her way through most of her songs.
    Wonderful song writers have their own little magic ways of doing things and letting their magic flow.
    My oldest son was 2 when this came out. He loved the upbeat sound of it. He would sing the "Toot "Toot Hey Beep Beep" as "Toot Toot Awe Beep Beep."
    Thank you for the History and Memories.
    My oldest son is 45 now. Still singing his way and he does it for our Lord and Savior mainly.
  • Bumper from United StatesIt is fun to listen and dance to, but I find it so interesting to know the writer's inspiration..In this case, a black woman being assumed a prostitute by a cop..so very relevant.
  • Drerock from Bay Area, CaThe catchy "toot toot ahh beep beep" intro appears to be an interpolation of Joe Cuba's song, "Bang Bang". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenOmqIBmIM
  • Carmelo from Genova, ItalyThe catchy "toot toot hey beep beep" intro is one of the most sampled bits in dance music history, I see.
  • Jane from Austin, Txwho cares about the content of this song? it's just fun to listen and dance to.
  • Polly from Anna, IlThis song was a great skating song at the rink! That was all that mattered to me, a great moving song!
  • Soccerclutz from Budapest, HungaryIf you're going to comment, might as well spell "harlotry" right.
    And I think this song is catchy and gives good insight into the lives of the prostitutes.
  • Bernard from Caracas, South AmericaToo much halotry for just one song
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