The Kinks

Dandy, dandy, Where you gonna go now? Who you gonna run to? All your little life You’re chasing all the girls. They can’t resist your smile. Oh, they long for dandy, dandy. Checkin’ out the ladies, Tickling their fancy, Pouring out your charm To meet your own demands, And turn it off at will. Oh,…

There’s a crack up in the ceiling, And the kitchen sink is leaking. Out of work and got no money, A sunday joint of bread and honey. What are we living for? Two-roomed apartment on the second floor. No money coming in, The rent collector’s knocking, trying to get in. We are strictly second class,…

Now that you’ve found your paradise This is your kingdom to command You can go outside and polish your car Or sit by the fire in your shangri-la Here is your reward for working so hard Gone are the lavatories in the back yard Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car You…

We are the village green preservation society God save donald duck, vaudeville and variety We are the desperate dan appreciation society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving the old ways from being abused Protecting the new ways for me and for you What more can we do We are the draught…

Girl, you really got me goin’ You got me so i don’t know what i’m doin’ Yeah, you really got me now You got me so i can’t sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so i don’t know what i’m doin’, now Oh, yeah, you really got me now…

Thank you for the days, Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me. I’m thinking of the days, I won’t forget a single day, believe me. I bless the light, I bless the light that lights on you believe me. And though you’re gone, You’re with me every single day, believe me. Days i’ll…

They put a parking lot on a piece of land When the supermarket used to stand Before that they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local palais That’s where the big bands used to come and play My sister went there on a saturday Come dancing All her…

Long ago life was clean Sex was bad and obscene And the rich were so mean Stately homes for the lords Croquet lawns, village greens Victoria was my queen Victoria, victoria, victoria, ‘toria I was born, lucky me In a land that i love Though i am poor, i am free When i grow i…

It is time for you to stop all of your sobbing Yes it’s time for you to stop all of your sobbing There’s one thing that you gotta do To make me still want you Gotta stop sobbing now Yeah, stop it, stop it Gotta stop sobbing now It is time for you to laugh…