Cousin Dupree Lyrics by Steely Dan

Cousin Dupree Lyrics

    Well i've kicked around a lot since high school
    I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs
    From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band
    To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs
    Now i've come back home to plan my next move
    From the comfort of my aunt faye's couch
    When i see my little cousin janine walk in
    All i could say was ow-ow-ouch

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    Honey how you've grown
    Like a rose
    Well we used to play
    When we were three
    How about a kiss for your cousin dupree

    She turned my life into a living hell
    In those little tops and tight capris
    I pretended to be readin' the national probe
    As i was watchin' her wax her skis
    On saturday night she walked in with her date
    And backs him up against the wall
    I tumbled off the couch and heard myself sing
    In a voice i never knew i had before

    Chorus

    I'll teach you everything i know
    If you teach me how to do that dance
    Life is short and quid pro quo
    And what's so strange about a down-home family romance?

    One night we're playin' gin by a cracklin' fire
    And i decided to make my play
    I said babe with my boyish charm and good looks
    How can you stand it for one more day
    She said maybe its the skeevy look in your eyes
    Or that your mind has turned to applesauce
    The dreary architecture of your soul
    I said - but what is it exactly turns you off?

    Chorus

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