Lyrics to
Ride Sally Ride

This version of Ride Sally Ride was released by Lou Reed in 1974.

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Sit yourself down
bang out a tune on that grand piano
Sit yourself down
lay languidly down upon that sofa

Ooohhh, isn’t it nice
when your heart is made out of ice

Ride, Sally, ride
it’s not your time or way of confusion
Ride, Sally, ride
’cause if you don’t, you’ll get a contusion

Ooohhh, isn’t it nice
when your heart is made out of ice

Sit yourself down
take off your pants, don’t you know this is a party
Sit yourself down
why do you think we brought all these people, Miss Brandy

Ooohhh, isn’t it nice
when you find your heart’s made out of ice

Ride, Sally, ride
it’s not your time, it’s just your confusion
Ride, Sally, ride
it’s not your time, you’ll get a contusion

Ooohhh, isn’t it nice
when you find your heart is made out of ice

(Ride, Sally ride)
(Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Ride, Sally, ride
(Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Hey, ride, Sally, ride
(Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Ride, Sally, ride
(Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride, oh-oh-oh, oh)
(Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride, hey-hey-hey, hey-hey)

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About Lyrics and Ride Sally Ride by Lou Reed

The lyrics to Ride Sally Ride are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Lou Reed in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Ride Sally Ride are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Lou Reed and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ride Sally Ride back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Ride Sally Ride by Lou Reed in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Ride Sally Ride" means the words set to the music of Ride Sally Ride, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Ride Sally Ride and the lyrics to Ride Sally Ride are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ride Sally Ride, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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