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A ll my friends are ma rried--
Ev'ry T om and Dick and H arry--
It must be stro ng of y ou to go it alo ne--
Here's to the b achelors and the Bow'ry bums--
Those who feel that th ey're the ones that are
Be tter O ff Witho ut a Wif e-
I been sle epin' until the cra ck of noon--
Mi dnight h owlin' a t the moon-- and I been
Go in' out when I wa nt to (and I'm)
Co min' home when I ple ase--
Don't ha ve to ask perm ission
If I wa nna g o out fi shin'--
N ever have to ask for the k eys--
Well I ne ver been no Va lentino--
But I h ad a girl who l ived in Reno--
Le ft me f or a tru mpet player but it didn't get me down --
He was w anted for ass ault and though he
S aid it weren't his fault --
You know the co ppers r ode him r ight out a t own- -
I been sle epin' until the cra ck of noon--
Mi dnight h owlin' a t the moon-- and I been
Go in' out when I wa nt to (and I'm)
Co min' home when I ple ase--
Don't ha ve to ask perm ission
If I wa nna g o out fi shin'--
N ever have to ask for the k eys--
_Ah_yu'_ see_I'm_kinda_sel fish_about_my privacy_ --
Now as lo ng as I can be with me _we_get_alo ng_so_well_I_can_
_ha rdly_believe_it_--
L ove to chew the f at with folks--
I been l ist'nin' to all your dirty jokes--
I'm so tha nkful fo r these fri ends I d o rece ive-
I been sle epin' until the cra ck of noon--
Mi dnight h owlin' a t the moon-- and I been
Go in' out when I wa nt to (and I'm)
Co min' home when I ple ase--
Don't ha ve to ask perm ission
If I wa nna g o out fi shin'--
N ever have to ask for the k eys--
