On the south side there's a girl with a red umbrella

She got white gloves and some shiny patent shoes

She's gonna make you think she's got something special

But all she really got is nothing left to lose

She goes dancing with anyone who asks her

And she'll do the things that you want her to

You can ask her if she'll let you take her uptown

She'll say, "What the hell, I've got nothing left to lose."

On the south side she is know for what she carries

She's the back page, she's the headlines in the news

But she'll tell you she's an ordinary woman

But she's just a girl with nothing left to lose

Behind the iron fence, in a field of Southside women

She may stand alone but she's any girl you choose

She may take you underneath her red umbrella

On the south side, they got nothing left to lose