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 everythin' I've got   All I've got's this sunny afternoon      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   Lazing on a sunny afternoon   In the summertime, in the summertime   In the summertime      My girlfriend's gone 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   Lazing on a 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 Summertime, in summertime   In summertime      Save me, save me   Save me from this squeeze   I've got a big fat momma tyin' 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