Sittin' in the dark, all by myself, September soon is on the shelf
It's one of those evenings, it's one of those nights, you sit outside with little minds
Oh, oh, oh
Saturday's comin' to an end, I made a party with a friend
People are laughin', music's streamin', out from the windows and I am dreamin'
Of better days, happy-go-lucky days, easy-livin' days
No lucky days, no lucky days, split-legged days
My mama told me to be a good boy, to be kind and not to be coy
My daddy taught me to sit down to my work, to settle down and not be a berk
Oh, oh, oh
Slow on the uptake, I have the best tutors, Salute to Jimmy, to Tom and the Critters
I smoke my calumet alone in the dark, my ship is sailin', it's time to embark
And live the better days, happy-go-lucky days, easy-livin' days
No lucky days, no lucky days, split-legged days
Oh, oh, oh
Shimmer in the morning, shimmer in the night, we stand the light of day and night
Our soul is trembling like a silver wood string, how quick is it to start a sing?
And live the better days, happy-go-lucky days, easy-livin' days
No lucky days, no lucky days, split-legged days
And live the better days, happy-go-lucky days, easy-livin' days
No lucky days, no lucky days, split-legged days
Happy-go-lucky days
Happy-go-lucky days