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Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Lyrics

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TitleDiamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
ArtistPaul Simon
AlbumSongwriter [2011], Track 15
Live In New York City [2011], Track 4 Disc 2
Live In New York City [2011], Track 14 Disc 3
The Essential Paul Simon [2007], Track 2 Disc 2
On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' [2002], Track 11
Paul Simon - Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar [2000], Track 13
The Paul Simon Anthology [1996], Track 26
Concert In The Park [1991], Track 6 Disc 2
Graceland [1986], Track 5
GenreEthnic/Folk, Pop
Duration05:48
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Song lyrics
(a-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange
(a-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani
(a-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza

She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Ta na na
Ta na na na
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Ta na na
Ta na na
Ta na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (rich girl)
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (poor boy)
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

People say she's crazy
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these
Walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing these diamonds

And I could say Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ooo
As if everybody knows
What I was talking about
As if everybody here would know
Exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Oo ooo
Oo-oo
Oo ooo
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes

She said honey take me dancing
But they ended up by sleeping
In a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes

And I could say Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ooo
And everybody here would know
What I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly
What I was talking about
Talking about diamonds
Oo oo oo ooo
Oo oo o o ooo

People say I'm crazy
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Well that's one way to lose
These walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of our shoes

Ta Na Na Na (etc.)
corrected by Hannah on 04-04-2007


3 comments 

 Song comments
  11-09-2005 04:55 DolphinStarr 
DolphinStarr
 
2,356 posts
fun song, very fun song
  05-06-2005 09:34 Keshet 
Keshet
 
30 posts
yeah fantastic song.
  04-07-2004 01:52 buzzboy 
buzzboy
 
7 posts
Great vocals and lyrics.


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