New Kind Of Neighborhood - Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers

Hey, hey, well, your friends they came from out of town

It was a (new kind of neighborhood)

And the neighbors stared but they didn’t frown

New kind of neighborhood, new kind of neighborhood

Well your friends were dancing on the lawn

It was a (new kind of neighborhood)

And no one stared like something’s wrong

New kind of neighborhood

Oh-wow-o, new kind of neighborhood

Well, wang-ady-dang-a-diggy, dang-ady-danga diggy

(New kind of neighborhood)

Wang-ady-dang-a-diggy, dang-ady-danga diggy

New kind of neighborhood

Oh-wow-o, new kind of neighborhood

«Excuse me sir, could you tell me

Where this new neighborhood is that I’ve heard about?»

«Yeah, it’s right up you go up there, there’s a hill, right there

Yeah, yeah»

«Well, you go up the path, there’s two paths»

«Oh really?»

«Y-yeah, and it’s the second one, you’ll find it»

«Okay»

Well, your friends they came from out of town

It was a (new kind of neighborhood)

And the neighbors stared but they didn’t frown

New kind of neighborhood

Oh-oh-oh, new kind of neighborhood

Well, now your friends were dancing on the lawn

(new kind of neighborhood)

And no one acts like something’s wrong

New kind of neighborhood

Wow-wow-wow, new kind of neighborhood

I say, wang-ady-dang-a-diggy, dang-ady-danga diggy

(New kind of neighborhood)

Wang-ady-dang-a-diggy, dang-ady-danga diggy

New kind of neighborhood

Oh-wow-o, new kind of neighborhood

«Buddy, you know, could you help me one more time

Cause I missed it the first time, I just misunderstood

I saw the second path but it didn’t lead where I wanted to go»

«I know what you did

Look for the one with the little flags up there

They got little cloth flag»

«Okay, I’ll find it now»

Well, now your friends were dancing on the lawn

It was a new kind of neighborhood

And no one looks like something’s wrong

Cut it’s a new kind of neighborhood

Oh-oh-o, new kind of neighborhood