10cc - The Dean and I Lyrics






Hum drum days
And a hum drum ways

Hey kids, let me tell you how I met your mom
We were dancin' and romancin' at the Senior Prom
It was no infatuation
But a gradual graduation
From a boy to a man
Let me tell you while I can
The soda pop came free

Hey Sis, one kiss, and I was heaven bound
Now who would have guessed Milton's paradise lost could be found
But in the eyes of the Dean, his daughter
Was doin' what she shouldn'a oughta
But a man's gotta do
What a man's gotta do
The consequence should be
Church bells, three swells
The Dean, his daughter and me

They were dating in the park
They were smooching in the dark
Of a doorway for two
She whispered "I love you -
Ooh, you know I never felt this way before
Ooh, you know the elevator in my heart
Has gone awol, awol, awol, awol"
And then I kissed her
And when I kissed her
It's a wonderful world
When you're rolling in kisses

Now, the paint is peeling
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, and when the chips are down
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, you kinda lose all feeling
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, your head goes round and round
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Round and round and round and round and round
I'm throwing myself off this train

Hum drum days
And a hum drum ways

Hum drum days, he's got
Hum drum ways, oh boy

Hey, you know I'm really earning now
My ship came in with a cargo of dollars
My name's lit up on the prow
It's a wonderful world
When you're rolling in dollars
Now!





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  1. 2.... ....

    Wonder if Brian Wilson ever heard this ? I think he would have appreciated it ?

  2. �.... ....

    何故俺は1922年に生まれてこなかったんだ?

  3. �.... ....

    何故俺は1922年に生まれてこなかったんだ?

  4. �.... ....

    何故俺は1922年に生まれてこなかったんだ

  5. �.... ....

    何故俺は1923年に生まれてこなかったんだ?

  6. l.... ....

    God. This came up on the random Youtube list.. Blew my mind man.. thanks

  7. l.... ....

    Fantastic! great quality also. mmmmmmmm

  8. A.... P....

    Sort of a mixture of Queen, XTC and The Beach Boys!

  9. S.... H....

    This sounds like rubber bullets song.

  10. M.... B....

    30 years after first hearing this tune .... and still play it a dozen straight times.

  11. R.... M....

    One of my favorite groups from the 70s.

  12. D.... H....

    the best track 10cc produced...sheer class...........

  13. J.... W....

    Superb. Learned on a documentary tonight that Eric ated it because he said it sounded like a show tune. Maybe because he didn't write it!

  14. c.... ....

    There will never be as unique a band as 10cc is.

  15. M.... M....

    Bubblegum music meets Lite Rock...ugh there sure was a lot of crap back then.
    I'd forgotten how bad some of it was.
    10cc was one of the worst(silliest) by far.

  16. T.... B....

    I remember hearing this as a small kid on an old T.O.T.P album back the70's and thaught this is great!

  17. C.... W....

    I have never stopped loving this record, 10cc are (were) so clever, what a time to be a teenager :-)

  18. K.... ....

    Well done. Nice to see the lyrics too.

  19. M.... W....

    I was do 10cc mad the band's Name become my nickname
    They where great

  20. T.... R....

    What an AMAZING song!! When i 1st heard it back in '73 i wasn't that taken with it. But now i realize what a pop masterpiece it is. So many different ideas segued perfectly together by Godley & Creme. I assume that Kev wrote most of the music & Lol wrote most of the words. My fave part is when everything suddenly comes in together "when the chips are down" etc. Pure Brilliance!! Tiger.

    T.... R....

    >> Kev wrote most of the music & Lol wrote most of the words
    Most likely the other way around

  21. N.... M....

    Please tell me how 6 people didn't enjoy this - if it didn't make them smile, they must have spelled Leonard Cohen "1-0-c-c"

  22. P.... P....

    At last, the actual lyrics. Back then I was convinced he sang "It's a wonderful world when you're old lady kissing". Shows how crap my transistor radio was.

    P.... P....

    IMHO I think the line is " rolling in kisses ".....makes more sense to me and it juxtaposes nicely with the " rolling in dollars " in the last line. Just my opinion tho.....

    P.... P....

    And I see now Krzyszczynski had the same idea 5 years ago......

  23. c.... ....

    Anyone who references Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is pretty awesome in my book!

  24. n.... ....

    This song is perfect.

  25. s.... s....

    One of the best bands of the 70s,very original..

  26. s.... s....

    One of the best bands of the 70s,very original.

  27. P.... K....

    Wow 10ccFanClub I think you've done a brilliant job. Your graphics are so tight to the music. It's a bit over the top to be honest but the song itself will allow you to get away with it. I'm going to look at everything else you've done, it's great fun to watch and listen to.

    P.... K....

    We don't set out to make a karaoke video... we figure fans already know the words. We just have fun making the videos enjoyable.

  28. M.... T....

    Definatly Beach Boys Style - BUT Wot I'd Like To Know Iz What Font Are You Using 10ccFanClub Person/s

    M.... T....

    Font for "HUM DRUM DAYS" is 'Comic Strip'. Font for the verses is 'Croobie' (available for download at 'dafont.com')

  29. L.... L....

    Played this song to 'DEATH' when I was about 13yrs old around Jennie's in 76'...... xXx

    L.... L....

    How is Jenny these days ? Do you still see her ?

  30. e.... ....

    Here's the good news - I bought the original album - and now the bad - back in the 70's which rather dates me as I was a spotty teenager at the time but became aware that 10cc were something special. The album was like nothing I'd heard before and sat proudly with my other albums of the period - Hunky Dory and Innervisions.

  31. T.... ....

    It's obvious they're channeling The Beach Boys. DUH!

    T.... ....

    "and then i kissed her"

  32. U.... ....

    was introduced to 10cc by the second opening of Superjail, Rubber Bullets. always come back to this stuff, thanks for the upload.

  33. A.... G....

    songwriting at its best,

  34. f.... ....

    i always found them similar to supertramp

    f.... ....

    2 different types of genius!

    f.... ....

    @Rudi Carlos Jr. Nothing like Supertramp OR ELO, musically or lyrically. Tho they do use some of the same chords...

    f.... ....

    JELLYFISH !!!

    f.... ....

    @Nicholas Caged What ???????

    f.... ....

    Listen to child of vision , and still tell us that .

  35. A.... J....

    Is it weird im 12 and i love this song? :P

    A.... J....

    +Alyssia Johnston im 14, 10cc is just good!

    A.... J....

    Nope.^^

    A.... J....

    Not at all weird, I first fell in love with it when I was 12.

  36. c.... c....

    I remember a video on you tube about the making of the Dean and I dont know what has happened to it. 10cc best band in the world.

  37. h.... ....

    It's just clicked with me what this song is actually about. (I think!) This jaded old guy in the humdrum days of "Now" feels like everything's gone wrong and he remembers the incredible thrills of his first love as a teenager. Facing ruin, he's about to top himself when suddenly he becomes financially rich, which he then cynically equates with the thrill of that love which he had before...
    Profound stuff for a pop song when you think about it, and the guys were all so young, too.

    h.... ....

    +hellochicago2 It's about the Humdrum music made by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. It contains the Beach Boy lyric 'and then I kissed her', the negative part about his head going round and round refers to Brian Wilson's nervous breakdown. The ship coming in with dollars refers to the egotism of Brian Wilson and his making of money out of mediocrity such as the song 'sloop john b'

    h.... ....

    +Andrew Deighton Nah...I know it is partly a Beach Boys pastiche, but I prefer to believe they had better ideas to write about than Brian Wilson going mental. And I really don't want to be thinking about that old git every time I hear this song.

    h.... ....

    If The Beach Boys were so mediocre and humdrum then great bands like The Beatles, 10cc, Big Star, Bowie etc wouldn't bother trying to sound like them, would they?
    The Dean And I tho!

    h.... ....

    @Paul Casey Who would want to sound like them ?

    h.... ....

    I think hellochicago2 nailed it nicely here, the Beach Boys homage I'm sure was just meant to be redolent of that time when he was young and happy, in contrast to the ominous and heavy 'Hum drum days..' native American chant of his later situation, and then of course money changing everything again at the end.
    It's a view of Americans through the eyes of us Brits.

  38. N.... F....

    Such an uplifting song - love its humour

  39. C.... M....

    Saw them in 76 or 77 at the Odeon Hammersmith. Most underrrated band of all time in my opinion. Great vocals, tunes, clever time changes and playing. Saw them again about 3 years ago in Leuven, Belgium. Only Graham Gouldman from Mk 1 and Rick Fenn from Mark 2.

  40. T.... a....

    Way better then all the modern crap my fellow students listen to

    T.... a....

    You're so different from them

    T.... a....

    oxford guy yay

  41. L.... D....

    I just have to say, I LOVE the video, really well done guys :)

  42. s.... ....

    Brilliant .. Thanks .. Hey Kids ? .. Lol

  43. 1.... ....

    This is the album version, the single version had a lot less hum drum ways at the beginning. But hey, thanks for the compliments!

    1.... ....

    I thought there were more hum drums than i could remember,great pop group always very innovative.

  44. M.... ....

    doubling the opening refrain?
    very naughty
    but nice editing

    M.... ....

    album version

  45. C.... ....

    AWESOME videos, man.

  46. P.... M....

    Exactly. Gary Shitter, Bay Shitty Rollers etc, etc. 10cc had more talent in their phlegm than all such sick-makers combined.

  47. 2.... ....

    3 minutes of pop brilliance ! Who could have known back then just how mind numbingly
    awful the future of pop music would turn out to be .

  48. S.... T....

    when the chips are down Lloyd Banks

  49. R.... ....

    Such a fantastic band. Thanks for the great upload dude.

  50. K.... ....

    Think that shd be "rolling in kisses" at 1.58 ... echoes the final line "rolling in dollars". OK, time to throw myself off this train ...

  51. 1.... ....

    peace love and 10cc

  52. a.... ....

    I really can't fathom how anyone could dislike this song!

  53. B.... M....

    First time I heard this was 1973. I was lying in bed with my headphones on, listening to WNEW-FM. Brilliant!

  54. J.... ....

    excellent video :) only just found my dad's cds and 10cc are my new favourite :D

  55. U.... ....

    this is fucked up

  56. T.... ....

    Rol's voice is cute!