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Venus in Furs (Velvet Underground cover) Lyrics
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
Whiplash girl-child in the dark
Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Downy sins of streetlight fancies
Chase the costumes she shall wear
Ermine furs adorn the imperious
Severin, Severin awaits you there
I am tired, I am weary
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake us
Different colors made from your tears
Kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather
Shiny leather in the dark
Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Severin, Severin, you speak so slightly
Severin, Severin, down on your bended knee
Taste the whip, in love not given lightly
Taste the whip, and bleed on me
I am tired, I am weary
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake me
Different colors made of tears
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
Whiplash girl-child in the dark
Severin, your servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Whiplash girl-child in the dark
Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Chase the costumes she shall wear
Ermine furs adorn the imperious
Severin, Severin awaits you there
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake us
Different colors made from your tears
Shiny leather in the dark
Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Severin, Severin, down on your bended knee
Taste the whip, in love not given lightly
Taste the whip, and bleed on me
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake me
Different colors made of tears
Whiplash girl-child in the dark
Severin, your servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
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Okay, those lyrics are exactly the same as the original Velvet Underground version. They need to be adjusted. Because I couldn't find any sites with accurate DEVOTCHKA lyrics, I went and did some editing of my own. Should be fairly accurate if you actually listen along with the song:
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Shiny leather in the dark Whiplash girlchild, you surely don't foresake him Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Downy sins of your streetlight fancies You chase the costumes that she would wear Ermine furs adorned imperiously Severin, Severin awaits you there
I am tired, I am weary I could sleep for a thousand years A thousand dreams that could awake us Different colors made from your tears
I kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather Shiny leather in the dark Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
Oh Severin, Severin, you speak so slightly Severin, down on your bended knee Taste the whip, in love not given lightly Taste the whip, and plead for me
I am tired, I am weary I could sleep for a thousand years A thousand dreams that could awake us Different colors made from your tears