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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Kinks
Performer
Dave Davies
Guitar
Mick Avory
Drums
John Dalton
Bass
Laurie Brown
Horn
John Beecham
Horn
Alan Holmes
Horn
Lewis Rich
Background Vocals
Lee Pavey
Background Vocals
Sue Brown
Background Vocals
Krysia Kocjan
Background Vocals
Pamela Travis
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raymond Douglas Davies
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Davies
Producer
Lyrics
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, 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,
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.
Writer(s): Raymond Douglas Davies
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