[Verse 1]
What's that? What's that on the start?
Let's get this straight from the start
Who's that? Who's that? What's his part?
Tell him come back tomorrow and start

[Chorus]
(You keep saying) So, what did I say?
(You keep saying) Tell me, what did I say?
I said, "Pardon me" (Ooh)
Pardon me (Ooh)
Pardon me (Please)
Pardon me
I said, come 'round here singing, ooh, let's get this straight from the start

[Verse 2]
Telling me this is something I don't even understand
Oh, these people 'round here have their own way of thinking
Some of them get angry with the things I've heard
Oh, watch what you're saying, that's not what I'm thinking

[Chorus]
(You keep saying) So, what did I say?
(You keep saying) Tell me, what did I say?
I said, "Pardon me" (Ooh)
Pardon me (Ooh)
Pardon me (Please)
Pardon me
Suggest you come 'round here singing, ooh, let's get this straight from the start
[Bridge]
No joking me, you better look at what you think of
No joking me, you better look at what you think
I'll just live where I'll live, have ideas, and they're all so old

[Verse 3]
What's that, what's that repeating part?
Let's get this straight from the start
Who's that? Who's that? What's his part?
Tell him come back tomorrow and start

[Chorus]
(You keep saying) So, what did I say?
(You keep saying) Go on, what did I say?
I said, I said, "Pardon me" (Ooh)
Pardon me (Ooh)
Pardon me (Please)
Pardon me (Ooh)
Pardon me
I'm begging you come 'round here singing, ooh, let's get this straight from the start

[Outro]
Pardon me
Pardon me
I tell you come 'round here 'cause I want to get this straight from the start
Pardon me (Pardon me, child)
Pardon me
I'm telling you come 'round here, ooh, let's get this straight from the start
Pardon me (From the start)
Pardon me
I'm telling you come 'round here 'cause I want to get this straight from the start
Pardon me (Pardon me, child)
Pardon me
Come on, come on, come on, come on, ooh
Let's get this straight from the start
Pardon me
Pardon me
Come on, come on, come on, come on, ooh
Let's get this straight from the start
Pardon me
Pardon me
I said you come 'round here, ooh, let's get this straight from the start