You Don't Have To Be A Prostitute Lyrics

It's a cold night beneath the streetlight
There's a man whose pants are too tight
Oh no, his pants are too tight
(My pants are too tight)

He stands there, an empty stare
Trying to make enough money for his cab fare home
He'll have to walk home tonight
(Don't have enough for the ride)

The streets are cruel, he tries to act cool
He goes to work with only his one tool
You can put away your tool, Jemaine!

You don't have to be a prostitute, no no no no no
You can say no to being a man-ho, a male gigolo
You don't have to be a prostitute, no no no no no
You can say no to being a night-looker, boy hooker, rent boy, bro-ho

He can't see his way out
(I cannot my way out)
He can't see his way out
(Male prostitution seems to be my only option)
He can't see his way out
(I cannot see my way out)
He can't see his way out
No no no no no

He's selling cheap thrills to pay expensive bills
But check your resume, you must have some other skills
Do you have any other skills, like typing?

They see him, wanting to please them
Wanting to play them, but they don't even pay him
Oh no no, they don't think he's worth it at all

Though they are no one, he tries to bring them home
Maybe it'd be okay if he lived alone
Ooh, you have a roommate, Jemaine, don't bring them home!

You don't have to be a prostitute, no no no no no
You can say no to being a man-ho, a male gigolo
You don't have to be a prostitute, no no no no no
You can say no to being a night-looker, boy hooker, rent boy, bro pro
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Self explanatory meaning here. Very funny episode. I love the outfit Jemaine is wearing in the video for this song.

a funny take off of Roxanne by the Police.

are you sure? that's what my brother thought, too, but i'm pretty sure its a play off of "pimper's paradise" by bob marley.

Most definatly roxanne, "you don't have to put on the red light" is directly conparable to "you don't have to be a prostitute" and the on roxanne its the repeated roxannnnnne, put on the red light, roxanne, put on the red light, is echoed by "i cannot see my way out" and so on

Cover art for You Don't Have To Be A Prostitute lyrics by Flight of the Conchords

great song man and like all fotc songs extremely catchy

Cover art for You Don't Have To Be A Prostitute lyrics by Flight of the Conchords

Though you might call this a parody of Police's Roxanne, I'm sure it's more of a tribute.

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