So this is kind of a little anthem here
All my friends are married
Every Tom and Dick and Harry
You must be strong if you're to go it alone
Here's to the bachelors and the bowery bums
Those who feel that they're the ones
That are better off without a wife
'Cause I like to sleep until the crack of noon
Midnight howlin' at the moon
Goin' out when I want to and I'm comin' home when I please
Don't have to ask permission
If I wanna go out fishin'
Never have to ask for the keys
Well, I never been no Valentino
But I had a girl who lived in Reno
Left me for a trumpet player, well, it didn't get me down
He was wanted for assault
Though he said it weren't his fault
You know the coppers rode him right out of town
I been sleepin' until the crack of noon
Midnight howlin' at the moon
And I'll be goin' out when I want to, comin' home when I please
Don't have to ask permission
If I wanna go out fishin'
Never have to ask for the keys
Well, they say I'm kinda selfish about my privacy
Now as long as I can be with me
We get along so well I can't even believe it
Love to chew the fat with folks
I been listening to all your dirty jokes
I'm so thankful for these friends I do receive
I been sleepin' until the crack of noon
Midnight howlin' at the moon
And I'll be goin' out when I wanna, comin' home when I please
Don't have to ask permission
If I wanna go out fishin'
Never have to ask for the keys, no
Well
Hey, I've got this girl I know, man, and I just...
She been married several times and I...
I don't wanna end up like her
I mean, she been married so many times
She got rice marks all over her face and
Yeah, you know the kind
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