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Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket Lyrics



Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket Lyrics
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I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

I want a girl with the right allocations
Who is fast, and thorough, and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket

I want a girl who gets up early (gets up early)
I want a girl who stays up late (stays up late)
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity (uninterrupted)
Who uses a machete, to cut through red tape

With fingernails (hey), that shine like justice (ho)
And a voice that is dark (hey), like tinted glass (ho)
She is fast (hey), thorough, and sharp as a tack (ho)
She is touring the facility (hey) and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket

La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la

I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (smooth liquidation)
I want a girl with good dividends (good dividends)
At Citibank, we will meet accidentally (meet accidentally)
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen

She wants a car (hey) with a cup holder armrest (ho)
She wants a car (hey) that will get her there (ho)
She's changing her name (hey)
From Kitty to Karen (ho)
She's trading her MG (hey) for a white Chrysler LeBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, jacket

La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
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I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

I want a girl with the right allocations
Who is fast, and thorough, and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket

I want a girl who gets up early (gets up early)
I want a girl who stays up late (stays up late)
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity (uninterrupted)
Who uses a machete, to cut through red tape

With fingernails (hey), that shine like justice (ho)
And a voice that is dark (hey), like tinted glass (ho)
She is fast (hey), thorough, and sharp as a tack (ho)
She is touring the facility (hey) and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket

La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la

I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (smooth liquidation)
I want a girl with good dividends (good dividends)
At Citibank, we will meet accidentally (meet accidentally)
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen

She wants a car (hey) with a cup holder armrest (ho)
She wants a car (hey) that will get her there (ho)
She's changing her name (hey)
From Kitty to Karen (ho)
She's trading her MG (hey) for a white Chrysler LeBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, jacket

La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
La-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la, la
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Writer: John Mccrea
Copyright: Lyrics © Stamen Music

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"Short Skirt/Long Jacket" is the first single by American alternative rock band Cake from their 2001 album Comfort Eagle.

The lyrics begin to describe an ideal fantasy woman, beginning with the simple desire for a woman with a short skirt and a long jacket, but then the descriptions go on to become much more elaborate and very specific, as if to tell a story about a particular woman.

John McCrea said the song was "about prosperity and depression" and the strange behavior of the human mating ritual.

During the verses of the song, the band plays a variation of the chord structure from The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane".
Performed By: Cake
From Album: Comfort Eagle
Genre(s): Alternative rock, funk rock
Length: 3:24
Written by: John Mccrea
Released: August 14th, 2001
Year: 2001

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