The taxman'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's this sunny afternoon 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 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 Help me, help me, help me sail away Well give me two good reasons why I ought to stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime 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 the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime In the summertime, in the summertime