She walks in through the screen door, wearin' a cotton dress
That gets my imagination up and runnin'
Slips it off to reveal a suntan that she got in Barbados
With her friends while they were summer sunnin'

I think, I'll acquire
A previous commitment
Hold all my calls
Everyone can wait a minute

Man, that girl is so fine
She just blows my mind
All she does is smile
And gets my motor runnin'

She don't need Dolce and Gabbana
I'm her biggest fan
When she's wearin'
Nothin' but a suntan

She's the kind of girl your mama warned you about
When you see her walkin' by, you stop for green lights
She's cool, air conditioned all the time
No need to chill her wine, she's that fine, that's right

No Prada or Gucci clothes
No, that don't get it
She don't need a mink coat
So just forget it

Man, that girl is so fine
She just blows my mind
All she does is smile
And gets my motor runnin'

She don't need Dolce & Gabbana
I'm her biggest fan
When she's wearin'
Nothin' but a suntan

Man, that girl is so fine
She just blows my mind
All she does is smile
And gets my motor runnin'

She don't need Dolce and Gabbana
I'm her biggest fan
When she's wearin'
Nothin' but a suntan

Man, that girl is so fine
She just blows my mind
All she does is smile
And gets my motor runnin'

She don't need Dolce and Gabbana
I'm her biggest fan
When she's wearin'
Nothin' but a suntan

Yeah, that girl is so fine
All she does is smile
And gets my motor runnin'
Yeah, nothin' but a suntan
Oh yeah, nothin' but a suntan


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    I love this song.

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