is he really goin’ out with ‘er i don’t know look here he comes now let’s ask
‘im hey murray is it true betty’s wearin’ your ring uhhuh
who’s that bangin’ on the piano i don’t know you goin’ out with
her tonight you bet yer fur by the way where’d ya meet her
i met her one day at the laundromat
she turned around and smiled at me ya get the picture yes we see
and that’s when i fell in love with the leader of the laundromat
my folks were always putting her down down down
because her laundry came back brown brown brown
i don’t care if they think she’s bad
i fell in love ’cause she looked so sad
i got a date tonight with the leader of the laundromat
dang it
my dad said find a laundry that’s new find a laundry that’s new
how can i tell my baby we’re through tell my baby we’re through
gotta drive right into town
i don’t care if my shirts are brown
i got a date tonight with the leader of the laundromat
dang it
when i finally got there i told her it was all over between us i’ll never forget the
hurt and the funny look in her eye she grabbed my laundry and ran into the street
directly into the path of a runaway garbage truck i yelled watch out watch out
watch out watch out watch ouout
dang it
i felt so messy standing there messy standing there
my daddy’s shorts were everywhere daddy’s shorts were everywhere
tenderly i kissed her goodbye
picked up my clothes they were finally dry
but i won’t forget you oh leader of the laundromat
ohohohoh
oohoohoohooh
who’s that bangin’ on the piano
i don’t know
Artist: The Detergents
Year: 1964
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 154