SILLY THING Lyrics - Graham Parker

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You want me be someone better

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I just wanna monkey 'round yeah

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You want me to write you a letter

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But the words just won't come the right way

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My pen won't listen to a thing that I say

 

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Silly thing hey hey      silly thing hey hey

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Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing

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Silly thing hey hey      yeah     hey hey. 

 

Maybe you're getting sloppy

Under the midday sun oh yeah.

You come on like a carbon copy

But I just wanna hang to the way you live. 

Don't you want the love I got to give

 

Silly thing hey hey      silly thing hey hey

Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing

Silly thing hey hey      yeah     hey hey. 

 

Sax solo

 

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Well I just wanna hang to the way you live. 

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Don't you want the love I got to give

 

Silly thing hey hey      silly thing hey hey

Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing

Silly thing hey hey      yeah     hey hey. 

I said you don't-a mean a thing if you ain't got that swing 

Silly thing hey hey       repeat and fade