Sharkskin Suit Songtext
von Wayne Kramer

There′s a style of suit that I really dig
But you cannot wear them, you get too big
They're cool in the past, they′re cool in the present
When the light hits right, they're damn iridescent
If I stumble on a robbery I'll scream don′t shoot
′Cause you stand to have any holes in my sharkskin suit

The Cadillac of suits


Yeah they're worn by pimps and some wiseguys see
Ain′t no doubt about it, they're right for me
Like Frankie and Sammy and that Rat Pack Mob
They show that America don′t dress like a Slob
Joey and Dino, they all in cahoots
It's Ocean′s Eleven in sharkskin suits

The Cadillac of suits

It was confirmed last night for the world to see
Lyle Lovett was on TV
He was cool as always, but smart to boot
What do you think he's wearing?
It's a brown sharkskin suit

Sharkskin′s eternal, sharkskin is grand
It′s just the thing if you play in a band
The tapered leg and the narrow lapel
The cut and shine, well you're cool as hell
And if I make a million bucks, that′s a lot of loot
Some of it will go for some sharkskin suits


They're the Cadillac of suits