Kimya Dawson - Parade

W^Chite man in white pants was dancing i^Fnside out and lost his ass a^Gm little black girl on black roller^Cblades f^Cound his butt and picked it up a^Fnd gave it back and said "hey pops, c^Gm'mon down we're having a par^Cade!"

^Ceverybody in this town ^Fis turning brown, it's summertime ^Gmc'mon down we're having a pa^Crade ^Cdon't answer your phone, let it sing ^Fand join the orchestra of rings ^Gmthat will be our soundtrack for t^Coday

^Fa million people realize there's ^Cbetter things to do ^Fthan wasting their whole lives being ^Caccessible to you ^Flike throwing off their clothes and marching ^Cdown the avenue singing ^Gm"I'm in New York City, don't I look so pretty?" Hey!

^Cmike bloomberg and jesse jackson ^Fsit in tompkins square relaxin'

^Gmreach a stalemate start another ^Cgame ^Csarah jessica, tawana, ^Fand the indian jane fonda ^Gmeating mr. softies in the s^Chade

^Ca big fat mama in a thong ^Fand a college girl with nothing on ^Gmshare a laugh over a l^Cemonade ^Fseven foot trannies trading tricks ^Cwith business men on pogo sticks ^Gm'cause everyone's invited, ^Chip hooray!

^Fa million people realizing that ^Creality ^Fis much more real outside their door than it^C is on TV ^Fa plethora of specimens have ta^Cken to the street singing &^Gmquot;i'm in new york city, don't i look so pretty? hey!"

^Cit's summertime in new york city ^Fand the people aren't just plain old pretty ^Gmthey're hot as hell, i think i'm go^Cnna faint ^Ceven the junkies and the hari krishnas ^Fand the guy who spray paints solar systems ^Gmon the backs of plastic ^Cpaper plates

^Cit's so hot you could fry an egg ^Fon the back of the pit-bull humping my leg ^Gmi kinda like it, what more can i^C say? ^C'cept here comes hot dog in her wig ^Fshe's three times a lady, sweating like a pig ^Gmthe sun is shining everything's^C okay

^Fa million people realize a ^Csmile on someone's face ^Fis even more contagious than we^Cst nile or sars or aids ^Fand what makes people smile more ^Cthan a big parade ^Gmthrough the streets of new york city ^Gmwhere everyone's so pretty ^Gmlife used to be so shitty ^Gmbut it's summertime, summertime, summertime ^GmWoohoo!