all my friends are married
every Tom and Dick and Harry
you must be strong
to go it alone
here's to the bachelors
and the bowery bums
and those who feel that they're the ones
who are better off without a wife
I like to sleep until the crack of noon
midnight howlin' at the moon
goin' out when I wanto, comin' home when I please
I don't have to ask permission
if I want to go out fishing
and I never have to ask for the keys
never been no Valentino
had a girl who lived in Reno
left me for a trumpet player
didn't get me down
he was wanted for assault
though he said it weren't his fault
well the coppers rode him right
out of town
I like to sleep until the crack of noon
midnight howlin' at the moon
goin' out when I wanto, comin' home when I please
I don't have to ask permission
if I want to go out fishing
and I never have to ask for the keys
selfish about my privacy
as long as I can be with me
we get along so well I can't believe
I love to chew the fat with folks
and listen to all your dirty jokes
I'm so thankful for these friends
I do receive
I like to sleep until the crack of noon
midnight howlin' at the moon
goin' out when I wanto, comin' home when I please
I don't have to ask permission
if I want to go out fishing
and I never have to ask for the keys
2 comments:
i think ive been around for too long, did you post this last v day? i recall something that totally made me scoff at those silly peop in relationships at this time of year. (ahem.... ick, now im one of em).
hope you had a good scoff on my behalf. and throw in a sneer.
xxx
(oo, and word verif is 'mpayduo' something deep about those in duo's having to pay, somehow. oh yes.) ;-)
yep, posted the lyrics last year and I may have added a youtube video of Tom Waits singing the song, cannot remember at the moment. Probably will be a yearly thing, well, as long as I keep the blog.
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