The tax man's taken all my dough

And left me in my stately home

Lazing on a sunny afternoon

I can't even sail my yacht

He's taken everything I've got

All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Oh, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze

I got a big fat mama tryna break me

And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon

In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime

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 at my ice cold beer

All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Oh, help me, help me, help me, sail away

Oh, give me two good reasons, why I have to stay?

'Cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon

In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime.

Oh, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze

I got a big fat mama tryna break me

And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon

In the summertime, in the summertime, in the su