Lyrics:
Words And Music By Raymond Daviesin The Summertimethe Taxman's Taken All My Doughand Left Me In My Stately Homelazing On A Sunny Afternoonand I Can't Sail My Yachthe's Taken Everything I've Gotall I've Got's This Sunny Afternoonsave Me, From This Squeezei've Got A Big Fat Momma Tryin' To Break Meand I Love To Live So Pleasantlylive This Life Of Luxurylazing On A Sunny Afternoonin The Summertimein The Summertimein The Summertime (Everything Seems Fine)my Girlfriend's Gone Off With My Carand Gone Back To Her Ma And Patelling Tales Of Drunkenness And Crueltyand Now I'm Sitting Heresipping On My Ice Cold Beerlazing On A Sunny Afternoonhelp Me, Sail Awaygive Me Two Good Reasons Why I Ought To Staycos I Love To Live So Pleasantlylive This Life Of Luxurylazing On A Sunny Afternoonin The Summertimeeverything Is Fine Because It's The Summertimein The Summertime(I Don't Care About A Doggone Thing)in The Summertime(I'm Broke, I've Skint, But It's The Summertime)in The Summertime(Even Though I Ain't Got A Dime, In The Summertime, I Don't Have A Dime)in The Summertime(I Just Got This Ice Cold Beer, Everything Seems Fine)in The Summertime(Nothing Seems To Matter)