Cake: Short Skirt Long Jacket Meaning

Song Released: 2001

Short Skirt Long Jacket Lyrics

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's...

1. anonymous

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   Aug 20th 2011 !⃝

   I thought it was about him wanted a bisexual, a guy that dresses like a girl, but has a very long... long... long penis, being the jacket.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
2. anonymous

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   Aug 15th 2011 !⃝

   He definitely wants a hooker
3. anonymous

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   Jan 16th 2011 !⃝

   It's about the love of his life. Carmen Sandiego. She is all the things he describes. It's kind of self explanatory.
4. willsuto

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   Jul 29th 2010 !⃝

   IT'S ABOUT THE LAAAAAABIA!!! SHORT INNER AND LONG OUTER... BITCHES.
5. anonymous

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   Nov 17th 2008 !⃝

   This song is about how when girls wear short skirts and long jackets they look like they have no pants on.
6. qris24

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   May 1st 2008 !⃝

   Now that you mention it I believe I heard somewhere that when the economy is good skirt hems go up and when the economy is bad they go down.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
7. comforteagle

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   Nov 14th 2006 !⃝

   This song came about from a discussion regarding the length of women's skirts versus the state of the economy. Take from that what you will.
8. bf25...

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   Jul 16th 2006 !⃝

   The singer is saying how he wants a smart girl not a dumb girl and has it all planned out how he's going to meet her.

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