Lyrics:

Was it the champagne

Was it the caviar

Was it her airplane

Was it her daddy's car

Was it the new thing

With all the dough

Why I don't know

I just had to go



Was that the yacht club

Or just a fishing boat

Was that the leg of lamb

Or was it a billy goat

Was that a snail baby

Or escargot

Why I don't know

I just had to go



I'm just a poor boy

I like to have fun

I know a pretty girl when I see one

I've seen the real thing

The imitation too

So don't go telling me what to do



Was that a beer joint

Or was that the country club

Were we fooling around

Or was it truly love

Was that a foreign film

Or just a show

Why I don't know

I just had to go



I'm just a poor boy

I like to have fun

I know a pretty girl when I seen one

I've seen the real thing

The imitation too

So don't go telling me what to do



So keep your champagne

And keep your caviar

And fly your airplane

Into your daddy's car

And so you'll understand

I'll tell you slow

Why I don't know

I just had to...go