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 got

All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze

I gotta 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 tails 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 the summertime

In the summertime

In the summertime

Ah, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze

I gotta 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