The taxman's taken all my dough and left me in my stately home
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
I can't sail my yacht, he's taken taken everything I've got
All I got's this sunny afternoon

Save me, save me, save me from the squeeze
I got a a big fat momma trying 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 gone off with my car and gone back to her ma and pa
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
While I'm sittin' here sippin' at my ice-cool beer
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon

Help me, me help me, help me sail away
Well, give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
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, in the summertime.