Well, you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of the hydra upon you
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Well, you're built like a car
You've got a hubcap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
Well, you're an untamed youth
That's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (oh)

Well, you're windy and wild
You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
Well you're built like a car
You've got a hubcap diamond star halo
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Well, you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you dance when you walk
So let's dance, take a chance, understand me
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (ow)
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (ow)
(Get it on)

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Take me
For a meanwhile I'm still thinking


Lyrics submitted by Siddharth, edited by Mellow_Harsher, TomAtMuse

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    I loved chinup's comment "Makes me want to smoke a ciggerette and lean up against a wall" so funny and true!! This song is absolutely sexy and I love it. I listen to it like everyday and it's a classic! It's so rocknroll... The only thing that bugs me is I don't understand the metaphores or expressions Bolan uses. English isn't my first language, and lines such as "the teeth of the hydra upon you", "you've got a hub cap diamond star halo", "cloak full of eagles", etcetera are hard to understand. Hubcap is a part of the wheels in a car (?) right? and then I see bang a gong means doing opium and also doing cocaine or having sex (?) On wikipedia it says 'teeth of the hydra..' on T-rex song means he wants to have sex with the girl (with no explanation at all!!) PLEASE help. I kinda have my own interpretation but dont really know what this stuff means. somebody from the UK can help?? please?? :)

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