A Well Respected Man

by Juno , The Kinks

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'Cause he gets up in the morning,
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And he goes to work at nine,
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And he comes back home at five-thirty,
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Gets the same train every time.
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'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality,
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It never fails.

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And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
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He's a well respected man about town,
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Doing the best things so conservatively.

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And his mother goes to meetings,
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While his father pulls the maid,
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And she stirs the tea with councilors,
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While discussing foreign trade,
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And she passes looks, as well as bills
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At every suave young man

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And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
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He's a well respected man about town,
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Doing the best things so conservatively.

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And he likes his own backyard,
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And he likes his fags the best,
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'Cause he's better than the rest,
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And his own sweat smells the best,
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And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
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When Pater passes on.

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And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
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He's a well respected man about town,
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Doing the best things so conservatively.

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And he plays at stocks and shares,
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And he goes to the Regatta,
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And he adores the girl next door,
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'Cause he's dying to get at her,
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But his mother knows the best about
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The matrimonial stakes.

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And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
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He's a well respected man about town,
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Doing the best things so conservatively.