A Well Respected Man

'Cause he gets up in the morning

And he goes to work at nine

And he comes back home at five-thirty

Gets the same train every time

And his world is built on punctuality

That never fails

'Cause he's oh so good

And he's oh so fine

And he's oh so healthy

In his body and his mind

He's a well respected man about town

Doing the best things so conservatively

And his mother goes to meetings

While his father pulls the maid

She stirs the tea with counselors

While discussing foreign trade

She passes looks as well as bills

At every suave young man

'Cause he's oh so good

And he's oh so fine

And he's oh so healthy

In his body and his mind

He's a well respected man about town

Doing the best things so conservatively

He plays at stocks and shares

And he goes to the regatta

He adores the girl next door

'Cause he's dying to get at her

But his mother knows the best about

The matrimonial stakes

'Cause he's oh so good

And he's oh so fine

And he's oh so healthy

In his body and his mind

He's a well respected man about town

Doing the best things so conservatively