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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Lead Vocals
Herbie Flowers
Bass Guitar
Tony Newman
Drums
Mike Garson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bowie
Producer
Keith Harwood
Recording Engineer
Tony Visconti
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
This ain't rock'n'roll, this is genocide
[Verse 1]
As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You asked for the latest party
With your silicone hump and your ten-inch stump
Dressed like a priest you was
Tod Browning's freak you was
[Verse 2]
Crawling down the alley on your hands and knee
I'm sure you're not protected, for it's plain to see
The Diamond Dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees
Hunt you to the ground they will
Mannequins with kill appeal
[PreChorus]
(Will they come?) I'll keep a friend serene
(Will they come? ) Oh baby, come unto me
(Will they come?) Well, she's come, been and gone
[Chorus]
Come out of the garden, baby
You'll catch your death in the fog
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
[Verse 3]
That Halloween Jack is a real cool cat
And he lives on top of Manhattan Chase
The elevator's broke, so he slides down a rope
Onto the street below
Oh Tarzie! Go, man, go!
[Verse 4]
Meet his little hussy with his ghost-town approach
Her face is sans feature, but she wears a Dali brooch
Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to bake
Wrecked up and paralysed
Diamond Dogs are stabilised
[PreChorus]
(Will they come?) I'll keep a friend serene
(Will they come?) Oh baby, come unto me
(Will they come?) Well, she's come, been and gone
[Chorus]
Come out of the garden, baby
You'll catch your death in the fog
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
Oh young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
[Verse 5]
In the year of the scavenger, the season of the bitch
Sashay on the boardwalk, scurry to the ditch
Just another future song, lonely little kitsch
(There's gonna be sorrow) Try and wake up tomorrow
[PreChorus]
(Will they come?) I'll keep a friend serene
(Will they come?) Oh baby, come unto me
(Will they come?) Well, she's come, been and gone
[Chorus]
Come out of the garden, baby
You'll catch your death in the fog
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
[Chorus]
Bow-wow, woof woof
Bow-wow, wow
[Chorus]
Call them the Diamond Dogs (Dogs)
Call them the Diamond Dogs
Call them, they call them
Call them the Diamond Dogs (Call them, call them)
Whoa-ho!
Call them the Diamond Dogs
[Bridge]
Keep cool
Diamond Dogs rule, okay (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
[Outro]
Beware of the Diamond Dogs
Beware of the Diamond Dogs
Beware of the Diamond Dogs
Beware of the Diamond Dogs
Written by: David Bowie