The taxman's taken all my dough   And left me in this stately home   Lazin' on a sunny afternoon   And I can't even sail my yacht   He's taken' everything I've got   All I've got's this sunny afternoon   In the summertime      Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze   I've got a big fat momma tryin' to break me   And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury   Lazin' on a sunny afternoon, in the summertime      My girlfriend's run off with my car   And gone back to her ma and pa   Tellin' tales of parrot heads and parties   And now I'm just sitting here   Sippin' on this ice-cold beer   Lazin' on a sunny afternoon   In the summertime      Help me, help me, help me sail away   Well give me two good reason why I ought 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      Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze   I've got a big fat momma tryin' to 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      Taxman's taken' all my dough   (In the summertime)   Gonna find that passport and outta here I go   (In the summertime)      Catch me a flight to St., somewhere and get out of this cold weather   Go somewhere where no body knows my name   (In the summertime)   Gotta keep my mouth shut, try to go to confession at least once a week   (In the summertime)   Somewhere preferably south of the equator   I believe where it's summertime   Where winter spends the summer, somewhere like that   (In the summertime)   (In the summertime)