[00:00.55]A Well Respected Man
[00:03.74]cause he gets up in the morning,
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[00:05.86]And he goes to work at nine,
[00:07.98]
[00:08.66]And he comes back home at five-thirty,
[00:11.47]Gets the same train every time.
[00:13.73]
[00:14.28]cause his world is built round punctuality,
[00:17.72]It never fails.
[00:19.03]
[00:19.59]And hes oh, so good,
[00:21.59]
[00:22.27]And hes oh, so fine,
[00:24.33]
[00:24.89]And hes oh, so healthy,
[00:27.33]In his body and his mind.
[00:29.51]
[00:30.20]Hes a well respected man about town,
[00:33.50]Doing the best things so conservatively.
[00:36.43]
[00:38.68]And his mother goes to meetings,
[00:40.93]While his father pulls the maid,
[00:42.99]
[00:43.80]And she stirs the tea with councilors,
[00:46.36]While discussing foreign trade,
[00:48.17]
[00:49.04]And she passes looks, as well as bills
[00:51.85]At every suave young man
[00:53.59]
[00:54.22]cause hes oh, so good,
[00:56.47]And hes oh, so fine,
[00:58.65]
[00:59.46]And hes oh, so healthy,
[01:02.09]In his body and his mind.
[01:04.21]
[01:04.89]Hes a well respected man about town,
[01:08.01]Doing the best things so conservatively.
[01:10.51]
[01:13.00]And he likes his own backyard,
[01:15.62]And he likes his fags the best,
[01:17.62]
[01:18.31]cause hes better than the rest,
[01:20.31]
[01:20.99]And his own sweat smells the best,
[01:23.05]
[01:23.62]And he hopes to grab his fathers loot,
[01:26.56]When pater passes on.
[01:28.99]cause hes oh, so good,
[01:32.19]And hes oh, so fine,
[01:34.23]And hes oh, so healthy,
[01:36.79]In his body and his mind.
[01:40.74]Hes a well respected man about town,
[01:42.42]Doing the best things so conservatively.
[01:48.31]And he plays at stocks and shares,
[01:51.10]And he goes to the regatta,
[01:53.37]And he adores the girl next door,
[01:55.99]cause hes dying to get at her,
[01:58.68]But his mother knows the best about
[02:01.05]
[02:01.61]The matrimonial stakes.
[02:03.05]
[02:03.86]cause hes oh, so good,
[02:05.73]
[02:06.48]And hes oh, so fine,
[02:08.47]
[02:09.10]And hes oh, so healthy,
[02:11.66]In his body and his mind.
[02:13.78]
[02:14.47]Hes a well respected man about town,
[02:17.65]Doing the best things so conservatively.