A Well Respected Man - The Kinks
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A Well Respected Man:Kinks.
#13 in 1965.
INTRO:
#1.
Cause he gets
up in the morn
ing, and he go
es to work at
nine..
and he comes h
ome at five-th
irty, gets the
same train ev
ery
time.
Cause his worl
d is built on
punctuality, t
o him it never
fails.
CHORUS:
And he's oh, s
o good, and he
's oh, so fine
..
and he's oh, s
o healthy, in
his body and h
is mind.
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town..
doing the best
things, so co
nservatively.
#2.
And his mother
goes to meeti
ngs, while his
father paws t
he
maid..
And she stirs
her tea with c
ountenance, wh
ile discussing
foreign trade.
And she passes
looks, as wel
l as bills, at
every suave y
oung
man.
CHORUS:
And he's oh, s
o good, and he
's oh, so fine
..
and he's oh, s
o healthy, in
his body and h
is mind.
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town..
doing the best
things, so co
nservatively.
#3.
And he likes h
is own back ya
rd, and he lik
es his fags th
e
best.
Cause he's bet
ter than the r
est and his ow
n sweat smells
the best.
And he hopes t
o grab his fat
her's loot whe
n Pater passes
on.
CHORUS:
Cause he's oh,
so good, and
he's oh, so fi
ne..
and he's oh, s
o healthy, in
his body and h
is mind.
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town..
doing the best
things, so co
nservatively.
#4.
And he plays t
he stocks and
shares, and he
goes to the
regatta.
He adores the
girl next door
, and he's dyi
ng to get at h
er.
But his mother
knows the bes
t about the ma
trimonial stat
e.
CHORUS:
And he's oh, s
o good, and he
's oh, so fine
..
and he's oh, s
o healthy, in
his body and h
is mind.
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town..
doing the best
things, so co
nservatively.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.