sunny afternoon

in the summertime

the taxman's taken all my dough

and left me in my stately home

lazing on a sunny afternoon

and i can't sail my yacht

he's taken everything i've got

all i've got's this sunny afternoon

save me

from this squeeze

i've got a big fat momma tryin' to break me

and i love to live so pleasantly

live this life of luxury

lazing on a sunny afternoon

in the summertime

in the summertime

in the summertime

my girlfriend's gone off with my car

and gone back to her ma and pa

telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty

and now i'm sitting here

sipping on my ice cold beer

lazing on a sunny afternoon

help me

sail away

give me two good reasons why i ought to stay

cos i love to live so pleasantly

live this life of luxury

lazing on a sunny afternoon

in the summertime

everything is fine because it's the summertime

in the summertime

in the summertime

in the summertime

in the summertime

in the summertime