Garden Party lyrics

Artist  : Ricky Nelson 
Song : Garden Party
 


Garden Party

- Artist: Rick Nelson
-
peak Billboard position # 6 in 1972
- inspired
by Rick's experience at a Madison Square Garden
concert
- Words and Music by Rick
Nelson


I went to a garden party to
reminisce with my old friends
A chance to
share old memories and play our songs
again
When I got to the garden party, they all
knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't
look the same

CHORUS
But it's all right
now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, ya
can't please everyone, so ya got to please
yourself

People came from miles around,
everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus,
there was magic in the air
'n' over in the
corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in
Dylan's shoes wearing his
disguise

CHORUS

lott-in-dah-dah-dah,
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Played them all the old
songs, thought that's why they came
No one
heard the music, we didn't look the same
I
said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to
me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it
was time to
leave

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah
(lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Someone
opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B.
Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and
lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at
garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if
memories were all I sang, I rather drive a
truck

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah
(lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

'n'
it's all right now, learned my lesson well
You
see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to
please yourself


Transcribed by Robin
Hood