Biography:
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, as well as a songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band New York Dolls.
Early lifeJohansen was born in the New York City borough of Staten Island, New York to a librarian mother and an insurance sales representative father. Johansen's family was Catholic. His mother was Irish American and his father was Norwegian American.
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I got a pair of shoes I swear that somebody gave me
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My mama thinks I look pretty fruity but in jeans I feel rocky
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I don't wear nothing not too fussy or neat. I just want something babe I'm
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gonna walk down your street
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Hey cmon baby lets get on down t the boutique. Lets bring back something
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that's a funky but a chic.
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Ill get down in any neighborhood, I swear that my friends would take me.
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But the people there are itchin' to bitch. Oh Lord I swear they're gonna
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break me. (so don't take me)
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I got to fly just to get downtown I swear where everybodys crazy.
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And when I fly on down that street them girls stop acting lazy. AND I SAID!
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I don't wear nothing not too flashy or neat. I just want something I'm gonna fly down your street.
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Hey, ding dong baby. Ou est la boutique? Let's bring back something that's
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funky but chic.
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Funky funky but chic. Funky funky but chic. Funky funky but chic. You funky
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but. Funky but.
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I got a little car cmon baby let's get driving round.
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I got a 56 Mercedes Benz I had painted cocoa brown.
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I don't drive nothin' not too flashy or neat. I just need something babe I'm gonna
drive down yo street.
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Hey, beep beep baby. Let's get on down t the boutique. Let's bring back
D E F F#
something that is funky but chic.
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I said now. Funky funky but. oh chic. Funky funky but. et tres chic. Funky
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funky but. 1 2.
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You funky but. Funky but… alright alright alright.
G C G C
I got a pair of shoes I swear that somebody gave me
G C G C
My mama thinks I look pretty fruity but in jeans I feel rocky
G C G
I don't wear nothing not too fussy or neat. I just want something babe I'm
C
gonna walk down your street
G C D
Hey get outta bed, baby. Let's get on down t the boutique. Let's bring back
E D B G
something that is funky but chic.
I got a pair of shoes I swear that somebody gave me
G C G C
My mama thinks I look pretty fruity but in jeans I feel rocky
G C G
I don't wear nothing not too fussy or neat. I just want something babe I'm
C
gonna walk down your street
G C
Hey cmon baby lets get on down t the boutique. Lets bring back something
D E F F#
that's a funky but a chic.
G C G C
Ill get down in any neighborhood, I swear that my friends would take me.
G C G
But the people there are itchin' to bitch. Oh Lord I swear they're gonna
C
break me. (so don't take me)
G C G C
I got to fly just to get downtown I swear where everybodys crazy.
G C G C
And when I fly on down that street them girls stop acting lazy. AND I SAID!
G C G C
I don't wear nothing not too flashy or neat. I just want something I'm gonna fly down your street.
G C D
Hey, ding dong baby. Ou est la boutique? Let's bring back something that's
D E F F#
funky but chic.
G C G C G C
Funky funky but chic. Funky funky but chic. Funky funky but chic. You funky
D E F F#
but. Funky but.
[Break]
G C G C
I got a little car cmon baby let's get driving round.
G C G C
I got a 56 Mercedes Benz I had painted cocoa brown.
G C G C
I don't drive nothin' not too flashy or neat. I just need something babe I'm gonna
drive down yo street.
G C D
Hey, beep beep baby. Let's get on down t the boutique. Let's bring back
D E F F#
something that is funky but chic.
G C G C G
I said now. Funky funky but. oh chic. Funky funky but. et tres chic. Funky
C
funky but. 1 2.
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E F F#
You funky but. Funky but… alright alright alright.
G C G C
I got a pair of shoes I swear that somebody gave me
G C G C
My mama thinks I look pretty fruity but in jeans I feel rocky
G C G
I don't wear nothing not too fussy or neat. I just want something babe I'm
C
gonna walk down your street
G C D
Hey get outta bed, baby. Let's get on down t the boutique. Let's bring back
E D B G
something that is funky but chic.
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