Cover art for Peaches by The Stranglers
May. 21, 19771 viewer29K views

Peaches Lyrics

[Verse 1: Hugh Cornwell and all]
Strolling along minding my own business
Well, there goes a girl and a half
She's got me going up and down
She's got me going up and down


[Chorus: All]
Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches

[Verse 2: Hugh Cornwell and all]
Well, I got the notion, girl
That you got some suntan lotion in that bottle of yours
Spread it all over my peelin' skin, baby
That feels real good
All this skirt, lappin' up the sun
Lap me up
Why don't you come on and lap me up

[Chorus: All]
Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches

[Verse 3: Hugh Cornwell and all]
Well, there goes another one just lying down on the sand dunes
I'd better go take a swim and see if I can cool down a little bit
'Cause you and me woman
We got a lotta things on our minds
You know what I mean?

[Chorus: All]
Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches

[Verse 4: Hugh Cornwell and all]
Will you just take a look over there
(Where?)
(There)
Is she tryin' to get outta that clitoris
Liberation for women
That's what I preach preacher man


[Chorus: All]
Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches

[Bridge: Hugh Cornwell]
Oh shit, there goes the charabanc
Looks like I'm gonna be stuck here the whole summer
Well, what a bummer
I can think of a lot worse places to be
Like down in the streets or down in the sewer
Or even on the end of a skewer

[Organ Breakdown]

[All and Hugh Cornwell]
Down on the beaches just look at all the peaches
Down on the beaches just look at all the firm bodies
Down on the beaches just look at all the sunglasses
Down on the beaches just look at all the peaches
Down on the beaches just look at all the peaches
Down on the beaches just look at all the peaches
Down on the beaches
[Outro: Hugh Cornwell]
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm, mm
Mm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm

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A song about admiring attractive young women on the beach in their bathing suits 🍑

“Peaches” was notably featured in the opening scene of Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 film Sexy Beast.

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