"Charlotte the Harlot",
is the first of four Iron Maiden tracks about the fictional prostitute "Charlotte",
although Murray states it was "based on a true story"
Giving a swish with your arse in the airDon't you know what they're saying?Charlotte, you're so refinedWhen you take all the love that they're givingSticking with every man that you findDon't you know what they're after?Charlotte, you've got your legs in the airDon't you hear all the laughter?
Taking so many men to your roomDon't you feel no remorse?You charge them a "fiver", It's only for startersAnd ten for the main courseAnd you've got no feelings, they died long agoDon't you care who you let in?And don't you know you're breaking the lawWith the service you're giving?
Charlotte the Harlot, show me your legsCharlotte the Harlot, take me to bedCharlotte the Harlot, let me see bloodCharlotte the Harlot, let me see love
Oh, babeOh, oh, oh, ohThere was a time when you left me standing therePicking up pieces of love off the floorWell, Charlotte, you left me alone in thereTo make your ends as a bloody whore
Well, Charlotte, you told me you'd love me truePicking up pieces of love, yesterdayWell, Charlotte, your drawers are off-color, too, oh'Cause you're making love all dayAww, 'cause you're making...OohOoh yeahAw, 'cause you're making...
- "Charlotte the Harlot" is the first of four Iron Maiden tracks of the "Charlotte the Harlot saga,"
- with the others being
- "22 Acacia Avenue" from The Number of the Beast,
- "Hooks in You" from No Prayer for the Dying,
- and "From Here to Eternity" from Fear of the Dark.
22 Acacia Avenue
If you're feelin' down depressed and lonelyI know a place where we can go22 Acacia Avenue
Meet a lady that I knowSo if you're looking for a good timeAnd you're prepared to pay the priceFifteen quid is all she asks forEverybody got their vice
If you're waiting for a long timeFor the rest to do their pieceYou can tell her that you know meAnd you might even get it free
So any time you're down the East EndDon't you hesitate to goYou can take my honest word for itShe'll teach you more than you can know
Charlotte can't you get out from all this madness? (Madness)Can't you see it only brings you sadness?When you entertain your men don't know the risk of getting disease
Some day when you're reach the age of fortyI bet you'll regret the days when you were layingNobody then will want to knowYou won't have any beautiful wares to show, any more
22, the AvenueThat's the place where we all goYou will find it's warm insideThe red light's burning bright tonight
Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad lifeDon't you ever think about the bad timesWhy do you have to live this way?Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay?
Sometimes when your strolling down the avenueThe way you walk it make men think of having youWhen you're walking down the streetEverybody stops and turns to stare at you
22, the AvenueThat's the place where we all goYou will find it's warm insideThe red light's burning bright tonight
Beat her, mistreat her, do anything that you pleaseBite her, excite her, make her get down on her kneesAbuse her, misuse her, she can take all that you've gotCaress her, molest her, she always does what you want?
You're running away, don't you know what you're doing?Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin?Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it awayYou believe that because what you're earning?Your life's good don't you know that it's hurting?All the people that love you don't cast them asideAll the men that are constantly droolingIt's no life for you stop all that screwingYou're packing your bags, you're coming with me
Hooks in you
I got the keys to view at number 22Behind my green door there's nothing to seeIs that a feature, what kind of creatureWould hang around waiting for a guy like me?Stone cold sober and sitting in silenceLaid back, looking for sympathyI like a girl who knows where she's boundI don't like girls who've been hanging around
She's tied up, she can't come to the phoneYou must have got your wires crossed, she ain't homeKnock on wood, you know I like that soundShe never could keep her feet on the ground
No big deal, no big sinStrung up on love, I got the hooks screwed inHooks in you, hooks in meHooks in the ceiling for that well hung feelingNo big deal, no big sinStrung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in
I've got those hooks in youHooks in you, in youHooks in youI've got those hooks in youHooks in you, in you
Right on the money, got it wrapped up tightGot new ideas for the decor tonightMake this house a preservation zoneGonna set her in concrete, set her up on her own
No big deal, no big sin
from here to eternity
She fell in love with his greasy machineShe leaned over wiped his kick start cleanShe'd never seen the beast beforeBut she left there wanting more, more, more
But when she was walking on down the roadShe heard a sound that made her heart explodeHe whispered to her to get on the back"I'll take you on a ride from here to eternity"
She must be having one of her crazy dreamsShe'd never sat on a piece so meanIt made her feel like she's on cloud nineShe even thought she heard the engine sigh
But like all dreams that come to an endThey took a tumble at the devil's bendThe beast and Charlotte they were, two of a kindThey'd always take the line from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad placeHell is from here to eternityHell ain't a bad placeHell is from here to eternity
The song tells the tale of Charlotte going on a fateful motorcycle ride with the Devil.
