At the stomp called Ponderosa The old men strut like bandyroos You had a hit in Louisiana That spread to Texas in '62 You're squeezed back in your favorite jacket With sequins sewn on gabardine Orange flames are licking black And on the back, your one, true name You slam one back and you bite the lime You had some money in your pockets And the women were kind You had it good in '62 You must've had it good in '62 The band is back but minus jimmy Gone last year, this one's for you Lorelei's in crinolines She's looking shy and singing oh You slam one back and you bite the lime You had some money in your pockets And the women were kind You had it good in '62 You must've had it good in '62 In the crowd boys slouch in sideburns Cuban shirts and two toned shoes The girls in diggers, pencil skirts Bettie page got fresh tattoos You slam one back and you bite the lime You had some money in your pockets And the women were kind You had it good in '62 You must've had it good in '62 I don't know what you're selling now Could be cars or shares or shoes But you once sold 12,000 records Back in 1962 You slam one back and you bite the lime You had some money in your pockets And the women were kind You had it good in '62 You must've had it good in '62 Oh, you had it good in '62 You must've had it good in '62