...      All my friends are married-- Ev'ry Tom and Dick and Harry-- It must be strong of you to go    it alone--        Here's to the bachelors and the Bow'ry bums-- Those who feel that they're the ones that are Better Off Without  a  Wife-        I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin'  out when I want to    (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go  out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys--     Well I never been no Valentino-- But I had a girl who lived in Reno-- Left me for a trumpet player but it didn't get me down-- He was wanted for assault    and though he Said it weren't his fault-- You know the coppers rode him right outa  town--     I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin'  out when I want to    (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go  out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys--     _Ah_yu'_see_I'm_kinda_selfish_about_my privacy_--  Now as long as I can be with me _we_get_along_so_well_I_can_ _hardly_believe_it_-- Love to chew the fat with folks-- I been list'nin' to all your dirty jokes-- I'm so thankful for these friends I do receive-       I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin'  out when I want to    (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go  out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys--