ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Playin' Hooky Lyrics</title><!-- saved from url=(0029)http://www.ripcat.idps.co.uk/ --> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="description" content="Tom Waits Silver Cloud Lounge - Bestowing information about Tom Waits to the musically appreciative populace"> <META NAME="keywords" content="Tom Waits, tom waits, tomwaits, TomWaits, Waits Tom, Silver Cloud Lounge, Closing Time, Heart Of Saturday Night, Small Change, Foreign Affairs, Blue Valentine, Heartattack And Vine, Swordfishtrombones, Raindogs, Franks Wild Years, Bone Machine, Black Rider, Mule Variations, Early Years, One From The Heart, Night On Earth, Beautiful Maladies, Bounced Cheques, Asylum Years, Nighthawks At The Diner, Bigtime, Holly Cole, Chuck E Weiss, Tom, Waits, "> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="notepad"> <META NAME="author" CONTENT= "paul@webmartin.co.uk"> <META NAME="copyright" CONTENT="Copyright © 2002 WebMartin Software Solutions"> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="../graphics/background.jpg" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1" VLINK="BLUE"> <LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css" HREF="../style.css"> <SCRIPT><!-- defaultStatus = document.title; //--></SCRIPT> <CENTER> <TABLE CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=3 WIDTH="90%" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1"> <TR ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="GRAY"> <TH COLSPAN=2> <FONT COLOR="#DEDDD1"> <FONT SIZE="6">Playin' Hooky - Lyrics</FONT></TH></TR> </FONT> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> </TABLE> <hr width="90%"> <A NAME="playinhooky"></A> <TABLE CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BORDER=3 WIDTH="90%" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1"> <TR BGCOLOR="SILVER"><TH COLSPAN="2">Playin' Hooky<BR>(Waits 1977) <TR ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH="50%"> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> I can t walk cool when I got books underneath my arm<br> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> And I m afraid I will be failing to be hearing the alarm<br> <br> I refuse to go to school, think I ll play a little pool<br> And I will pass on the curriculum today<br> I apologize to educational supplies<br> Statistics just keep getting in my way<br> How will they teach me how to learn I don t want to be no attorney<br> Or receive a credential just like Raymond<br> <br> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> I can t walk cool when I got books underneath my arm<br> Playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> And I m afraid I would be failing to be hearing the alarm<br> <br> Maximum security is some peculiarity<br> My educationality has brought me to a conclusion<br> Institutionality that tries to blow the malady<br> Can never seem to go to the release<br> So can you blame me if I m tempted<br> And the chug down is pre-empted<br> <br> Playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> I can t walk cool when I got books underneath my arm<br> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> And I m afraid I would be failing to be hearing the alarm<br> <br> Counselors said I m maladjusted and I never can be trusted<br> Irreconcilable differences cause problems with the faculty<br> Conflicting interests in the area<br> But I should intend to be considering vocationally<br> I must be dealt with very gently and I might say incidentally<br> <br> Playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> Can t walk cool when I got books underneath my arm<br> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> And I m afraid I would be failing to be hearing the alarm<br> <br> ? called detention, with the captives aforementioned<br> Assuming the dilemma s to rile the guard<br> Here s a memo to communicate or maybe you should demonstrate<br> Instead of just divulging information in regard<br> Beyond the shadow of a doubt, you can trample yourself out<br> <br> Playin hooky, playin hooky<br> I can t walk cool when I got books underneath my arm<br> I m playin hooky, I m playin hooky<br> And I m afraid I would be failing to be hearing the alarm </TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREY"><TD COLSPAN="2"><A HREF="Reviews.htm">Reviews</A></TD> </TABLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript" SRC="../javascript/waitsnav.js"></SCRIPT> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>