Puttin' Up With The Joneses Lyrics - Spirit Of The West

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Mr. Jones has a little problem 

If I had eyes, I'd see that it was me 

He's the size of a man with the potential of a boy 

Not what God had made a child of His to be 

I'm afraid that he'll amount to all of nothing 

The joy of reading Yates, he'll never know 

And in the rat race twirl of our computer guided world 

He stands no chance of winning let alone to place or show 

So, lock him up 

Throw away the key, boys 

Mr. Jones is not like you or me 

Lock him up, tight 

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'Cuz if he had the chance he might 

Show us that we're wrong 

And that's the one thing we can't be 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Mr. Jones wanted to be married 

It seemed like such a cute thing at the time 

Two peas in a pod, two of a kind 

They'd never have to ask each other, "What is on your mind?" 

It seemed a simple way to make him happy 

And happy's such a simple way to be 

And if they kept to themselves like two books upon a shelf 

The kind you judge by the cover and never take the time to read 

So, lock 'em up 

Throw away the key, boys 

The Joneses, they're not like you or me 

Lock 'em up, tight 

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'Cuz if they had the chance they might 

Show us that we're wrong 

And that's the one thing we can't be 

Oh no 

Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones 

We're elated to inform you 

Though you've failed to meet the standards 

We've a place where we'll reform you 

It's a ways outside of town 

But the distance has its uses 

Close enough to make the effort 

Far enough to make excuses 

Lock 'em up 

Throw away the key, boys 

The Joneses, they're not like you or me 

Lock 'em up, tight 

'Cuz if they had the chance they might 

Show us that we're wrong 

And that's the one thing we can't be 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Mrs. Jones wants to have a baby 

She says, that as a woman it's her right 

Yes, we tried to tell her, I guess that she forgot 

When she and Mr. Jones were at the doctor's, tied the knot 

Why can't she just be happy in her own world? 

And we can all be happy here in ours 

And we can still help out 

Even go as far as to stop off at the safe 

Way drop some pennies in the jar 

So, lock her up 

Throw away the key, boys 

Mrs. Jones is not like you or me 

Lock her up, tight 

'Cuz if she had the chance she might 

Show us that we're wrong 

And that's the one thing we can't be 

So, lock 'em up 

Throw away the key, boys 

The Joneses, they're not like you or me 

Lock 'em up, tight 

'Cuz if they had the chance they might 

Show us that we're wrong 

And that's the one thing we can't be 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no 

Oh no, oh no