You can keep your California
You can keep your sun kissed skin
She's a pale pool in the moonlight
and I feel myself sinking in

A smile she wears often
with her red hair up or down
you might see her early morning
feeding her chickens in her short dressing gown

You're a man of distinction, yes, and you have
stepped around this world.
You haven't been anywhere till you've been in love
with an East Yorkshire girl

She's got a swing in her hips
when she walks or when she runs
softly spoken you won't hear her swear
but she says fuck when she comes

roughed up by her ex-boyfriends
in the toilets of the local pub
and he tells you that there's whiskey
when she's finally had enough

You're a man of distinction, yes, and you have
stepped around this world.
You haven't been anywhere till you've been in love
with an East Yorkshire girl

She doesn't need no help with her DIY
She loves the bargain shop
You can take her to the theatre
or for a snog at the bus stop

She's been a heart breaker
but she's got a tender part
you might see her wearing wellington boots
walking a chocolate Labrador across the park

You're a man of distinction, yes, and you have
stepped around this world.
You haven't been anywhere till you've been in love
with an East Yorkshire girl

Her slender arms around your neck
and her green eyes wide
Her breath hot on your face
you ain't getting out of here alive

You're a man of distinction, yes, and you have
stepped around this world.
You haven't been anywhere till you've been in love
with an East Yorkshire girl