Well, I don't care to eat out in smart restaurants.
I'd rather do a Vindaloo: take away is what I want.
I was down at the old Bengal, having telephoned a treat

when I saw her framed in the kitchen door.
She looked good enough to eat.
(And I mean eat.)

She was a tall thin girl.
She looked like a tall thin girl.
She said, ``Whose is this carry-out?''

My face turned chilli red.
Well, I don't know about carrying out,
but you can carry me off to bed.

(And I mean bed.)
She was a tall thin girl.
She moved like a tall thin girl.

Maybe I can fetch for it,
and maybe I can stretch for it.
I may not be a fat man and I'm not exactly small

but when it all comes down, couldn't stand my ground.
This girl was tall.
(And I mean tall.)


Big boy Doane, he's a drummer. Don't play no tambourine
but he's Madras hot on the bongo trot,

if you know just what I mean.
Stands six foot three in his underwear;
going to get him down here and see

if this good lady's got a little sister `bout the same size as me.
She was a tall thin girl.
She looked like a tall thin girl.

Well, can I fetch for it?
Well, maybe I can stretch for it?
Well, am I up for it? Or do I have to go down for it?