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 It was forty of fifty years ago, a big shot played with time

 Mr Walker held the dough and both kept Cord in line

Watched and cheked on every single day

 Buildig his own special cars his very special way

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

 And then walking through a Southern mall I saw a shoeshine stand

 A man was talking to a crowd holding slippers in his hand

Don't you know the same thing happens each and every day?

Did you ever hear a song that's hard to even play?

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

 Then a colour TV broadcast snuck in from New Orleans

 Showed me one more man who spoke and wore bright blue and green

When you saw him talk his way was when he showed his claws

Spoke to people every day just to get applause

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Oooooh, the new soft shoe