Sitting in the Midday Sun - The Kinks

I’m sitting by the side of a river

Underneath the pale blue sky

I’ve got no need to worry, I’m in no hurry

I’m looking at the world go by

Just sitting in the midday sun

Just soaking up that currant bun

With no particular purpose or reason

Sitting in the midday sun

Everybody say I’m lazy

They all tell me get a job you slob

I’d rather be a hobo walking round with nothing

Than a rich man scared of losing all he’s got

So I’m just sitting in the midday sun

Just soaking up that currant bun

Why should I have to give my reasons

For sitting in the midday sun

Oh look at all the ladies

Looking their best in their summer dresses

Oh sitting in the sun

I’ve got no home

I’ve got no money

But who needs a job when it’s sunny.

Wah Wah

I haven’t got a steady occupation

And I can’t afford a telephone

I haven’t got a stereo, radio or video

A mortgage, overdraft, or a bank loan

The only way that I can get my fun

Is by sitting in the midday sun

With no particular purpose or reason

Sitting in the midday sun

Oh listen to the people who

Say I’m a failure and I’ve got nothing

Ah but if they would only see

I’ve got my pride

I’ve got no money

But who needs a job when it’s sunny.

Wah Wah

Everybody thinks I’m crazy

And everybody says I’m dumb

But when I see the people shouting at each other

I’d rather be an out of work bum

So I’m just sitting in the midday sun

Just soaking up that currant bun

With no particular purpose or reason

Sitting in the midday sun