Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Cousin Dupree, artist - Steely Dan. Date of issue: 28.02.2000
Song language: English
Cousin Dupree |
| Well I’ve kicked around a lot since high school |
| I’ve worked a lot of nowhere gigs |
| From keyboard man in a rock’n’ska band |
| To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs |
| Now I’ve come back home to plan my next move |
| From the comfort of my Aunt Faye’s couch |
| When I see my little cousin Janine walk in |
| All I could say was ow-ow-ouch |
| Honey how you’ve grown |
| Like a rose |
| Well we used to play |
| When we were three |
| How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree |
| She turned my life into a living hell |
| In those little tops and tight capris |
| I pretended to be readin' the National Probe |
| As I was watchin' her wax her skis |
| On Saturday night she walked in with her date |
| And backs him up against the wall |
| I tumbled off the couch and heard myself sing |
| In a voice I never knew I had before |
| Honey how you’ve grown |
| Like a rose |
| Well we used to play |
| When we were three |
| How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree |
| I’ll teach you everything I know |
| If you teach me how to do that dance |
| Life is short and quid pro quo |
| And what’s so strange about a down-home family romance? |
| One night we’re playin' gin by a cracklin' fire |
| And I decided to make my play |
| I said, «babe with my boyish charm and good looks |
| How can you stand it for one more day?» |
| She said, «maybe its the skeevy look in your eyes |
| Or that your mind has turned to applesauce |
| The dreary architecture of your soul» |
| I said: «but what is it exactly turns you off»? |
| Honey how you’ve grown |
| Like a rose |
| Well we used to play |
| When we were three |
| How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree |
| Songwriters: Donald Fagen and Walter Becker |