Sassy Girls
Clubfoot Annie wearin' bright red shoes Harriet the Hairlip deliverin' the news Spastic Jenny strokin' the cat on her hat And One-Legged Ruthie, She teaches tap Ya clap hands Ya shimmy, Ya shout Ya rock ya tired ideas right out Like Sassy Girls, Sassy Girls, Sassy Girls, unh huh Like Old Blind Wilma readin' a novel a day She's a doin it the fingertips way Like Capucine the Deafie and Deaf Lily Rue Betcha cain't keep up with all the talkin' they do Now who ya callin' crazy, Mary Louise? Hey, she's the one knows how to talk to trees Yeah Ya clap hands Ya shimmy, Ya shout Ya rock ya tired ideas right out Like Sassy Girls, Sassy Girls, Sassy Girls, Unh huh Like Mumtaz, the Mute One, preachin' the word And Diana, the Cripple: She flies like a bird Like all us crips who sing a strugglin' tune And at midnight Together HOWL at the moon Ya clap hands Ya shimmy, Ya shake Ain't nothin' but worn out notions at stake Skip-a-rope, hear the sound? Just a bunch o' stereotypes hittin' the ground Ya clap hands Ya shimmy, Ya shout Ya rock those tired ideas right out Like Sassy girls, Unh huh, Sassy Girls, Yeah Ssssssassy!