intro - descending riff x 2
verse 1
The tax man'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 this sunny afternoon.
chorus 1
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.
verse 2
My girlfriend's run off with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I'm sitting here, sipping on my ice-cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
chorus 2
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
Give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.
repeat chorus 1 and outro
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.