The tax man'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 gotta big fat papa trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In a summertime In a summertime In a summertime My boyfriend's run off with my car And gone back to his ma and pa Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sitting here Sipping at my ice cold beer Lazing on a sunny afternoon Help me, help me, help me sail away Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In a summertime In a summertime In a summertime