Crazy Downtown Lyrics - Singles - Allan Sherman

(Parody of "Downtown" by Petula Clark) 

Mommy and Dad are never nervous or mad 

When you teenagers go downtown. 

Daddy and Mom just stay at home and be calm 

And watch the late late show, uptown. 

'Cause when you kids are gone we get to spend some time alone here 

That's our only chance to use the bathtub or the phone here 

When you're away 

Besides, we're stuck where we are 

Because you kids took our money, you kids took our car and went 

Downtown, where can you possibly 

Downtown, it's twenty after three 

Downtown, what do you mean by, "Let's frug"? 

You don't come home till 4 AM cause you're roaming 

In the streets somewhere, downtown. 

We would feel swell if only someone would tell us 

What goes on down there, downtown. 

But every time we ask you what you're doing after dark there 

You just say that you were frugging to Petula Clark there 

That's what I mean 

So, kids, give your folks a break 

Because you're driving us crazy, we sit here all night and take 

Miltown, swallowing pills so we'll 

Calm down, counting the hours you're 

Downtown, you and your frug and your slop. 

While we're lying there we try to watch the television 

Then you call us up and say you've had a slight collision 

There goes the car 

Besides that you've been arrested 

So we've got to get up, and we've got to get dressed and go 

Downtown, borrow a car and go 

Downtown, that's where you are, you finks, 

Downtown, wait 'till I get you kids home.