the tax man's taken all my dough and left me in my stately home, lazin' on a sunny afternoon I can't even sail my yacht he's taken everything i've got, all i've got's this sunny afternoon
oh save me! save me! save me! from this squeeze i got a big fat mama tryin' to break me and i love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury, lazin' on a sunny afternoon in the summertime in the summertime in the summertime
my girlfriend's run off with my car and gone back to her ma and pa, telin tales of drunkeness and cruelty now i am sitting here, sipping at my ice cold beer, all i've got's this sunny afternoon
oh help me! help me! help me! sail away and give me two good reasons why i ought to stay cos' i love to live so pleasantly live this life of luxury lazin' on a sunny afternoon in the summertime in the summertime in the summertime
oh save me! save me! save me! from this squeeze i got a big fat mama tryin' to break me and i love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury, lazin' on a sunny afternoon in the summertime in the summertime in the summertime