words and music by Joe Jackson)



There's a guy going round the town

You got to check what he is puttin' down

Just one look you know the story is great

He's the guy the chicks love

And the cats can't hate



He's a shape in a drape

A shape in a drape

He's a shape in a drape

And you can dig that he is stookin'



Now some say he's a clipster and a tailor's toad

And he could hype a miserman for all his gold

Some say he's a hipster and some say nix

But everyone's solid when he gets his kicks



He's a shape in a drape

A shape in a drape

He's a shape in a drape

And he is sure alive and kickin'



(C) 1988 by Pokazuka Ltd./Tusken Music (ASCAP