《When I Was A Lad》是Allan Sherman演唱的歌曲，收錄於《My Son, The Celebrity》專輯中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：When I Was A Lad
- 所屬專輯：My Son, The Celebrity
- 歌曲原唱：Allan Sherman
- 歌曲語言：英語
歌曲歌詞
When I was a lad I went to Yale
And I knew then that I could never fail
For I studied very hard and furthermore
I polished up the apple for the professor
He polished up the apple for the professor
I polished up the apple so frequently
That soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa Key
He soon had a Phi Beta Kappa key
From polishing the apple very frequently
On graduation day I made a stop
At a very exclusive clothing shop
I opened up a charge account and asked them for
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
That suit was a part of a great intrigue
For it proved I was a member of the Ivy League
It was part of a great intrigue
For it proved he was a member of the Ivy League
Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie
And for my first job I did apply
A job in an advertising agency
Sharpening the pencils of a big VP
Oh he honed a lot of pencils for a big VP
I sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
That now I am a partner in the agency
He sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
That now he is a member of the agency
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut
And I learned all the agency's scuttlebutt
I learned who was going out with whom
And who had the keys to the powder room
And who had the keys to the powder room
For the keys to the powder room you see
Is the key to the structure of the agency
The keys to the powder room is the key
To the structure of the agency
I worked real hard for the dear old firm
I learned most every advertising term
I said to the men in the dark gray suits
"Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"
Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
I ran it up the flagpole perfectly
So now I am a partner in the agency
He ran it up the flagpole perfectly
So now he is a partner in the agency
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall
With very fancy carpeting from wall to wall
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut
And I've got a little palace in Connecticut
And he's got a little palace in Connecticut
So I thank old Yale and I thank the Lord
And I also thank my father who was Chairman of the Board
And he's grateful to his father
Yes he's grateful to his father
Yes he's grateful to his father
Who was Chairman of the Board
