[Verse 1]
The taxman's taken all my dough and left me in this stately home
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
And I can't even sail my yacht, he's taken everything I've got
All I got's this sunny afternoon

[Refrain]
In the summertime

[Chorus 1]
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
I got a big bad mama trying to break me
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

[Refrain]
In the summertime

[Verse 2]
My girlfriend's run off with my car and gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of parrotheads and parties
And now I'm just sitting here, sipping on this ice cold beer
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

[Refrain]
In the summertime
[Chorus 2]
Help me, help me, help me sail away
Well, give me two good reasons why I ought to stay
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

[Refrain]
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime

[Chorus 1]
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
I got a big fat mama trying to break me
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

[Refrain]
In the summertime

[Outro]
Taxman's taken all my dough
In the summertime
Gonna find that passport and out of here I'll go
In the summertime
Catch me a flight to St. Somewhere, get out of this nowhere
Go somewhere where nobody knows my name
Gotta keep my mouth shut
Try to go to confession at least once a week
In the summertime
Somewhere south of the equator, I believe
Where it's summertime, where winter spends the summer
Somewhere like that
In the summertime