Kinks, The - Picture Book Lyrics






Picture yourself when you're getting old,
Sat by the fireside a-pondering on[?].
Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love each other a long ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.

A picture of you in your birthday suit,
You sat in the sun on a hot afternoon.
Picture book, your mama and your papa, and fat old Uncle Charlie out boozing with their friends.
Picture book, a holiday in August, outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend.
Picture book, when you were just a baby, those days when you were happy, a long time ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.

Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.
Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.

Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.





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  1. M.... G....

    Temazo! Que caradura los de Green Day, tremendo plagio

  2. A.... X....

    So many songs sound similar to this

    Green Day - Warning
    Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby
    steriogram walkie talkie man

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  3. p.... t....

    Perfect upbeat song for the ad industry to exploit. I hope Ray and company finally make a boatload of money after being screwed over the years.

  4. D.... A....

    Walkie talkie man

  5. i.... E....

    I got a condom ad before this.

  6. J.... W....

    THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT--THIS IS ONLY A TEST.

  7. m.... ....

    I would love to have heara a lot of great rock and new wave bands cover this song. I'm thinking of David Lee Roth era Van Halen, Motorhead, Love and Rockets, XTC, ....Green Day...;-)

  8. �.... ....

    Lyrics:

    Picture yourself when you're getting old,
    Sat by the fireside a-pondering on[?].
    Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
    Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love each other a long ago.
    Na, na, na, na, na na.
    Na, na, na, na, na na.
    Picture book.
    Picture book.
    A picture of you in your birthday suit,
    You sat in the sun on a hot afternoon.
    Picture book, your mama and your papa, and fat old Uncle Charlie out cruising with their friends.
    Picture book, a holiday in August, outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend.
    Picture book, when you were just a baby, those days when you were happy, a long time ago.
    Na, na, na, na, na na.
    Na, na, na, na, na na.
    Picture book.
    Picture book.
    Picture book.
    Picture book.
    Picture book,
    Na, na, na, na na,
    Na, na, na, na na,
    A-scooby-dooby-doo.
    Picture book,
    Na, na, na, na na,
    Na, na, na, na na,
    A-scooby-dooby-doo.
    Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
    Long time ago,
    Long time ago,
    Long time ago,
    Long time ago,
    Yeah, yeah, yeah.

  9. S.... Y....

    your mama and your papa and fat ol uncle Charlie are boozin with their friends :D

  10. P.... C....

    They inspired Van Halen..say no more.

  11. A.... B....

    a hell of an album - masterpiece of human creativity

  12. M.... B....

    Damn you Mac DeMarco

  13. A.... H....

    📙💯

  14. K.... Y....

    Nobody gives a toss that you came from Umbrella Academy.

  15. W.... Y....

    like si estas buscando este video por Tri-line :v

  16. V.... ....

    "Scooby-dooby-doo"
    That phrase has a nice ring to it. Anyone else think it could be the name of an animated talking Great Dane who solves mysteries?

    Nah, probably just me.

    V.... ....

    Vendzor nope. This song was released in 1968, first Scooby Dooby episode in 1969, just a coincidence yes. Also happy New Years.

    V.... ....

    @Terranical I'm aware, it's a joke (Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People" uses the phrase as well, also released in '68). Happy new year to you too!

  17. S.... ....

    I'm fairly sure it's a legal requirement for a band to sample this band at some point, especially this album.

  18. C.... H....

    Why is everyone here from umbrella academy? That show is weird as fuck

  19. B.... ....

    Why is everybody here from Umbrella Academy or Green Day, it's stupid

  20. C.... E....

    Salad Days

  21. A.... P....

    Perfecta para ir al trabajo

  22. D.... U....

    I’m here because I love The Kinks. The most underrated band part of the British Invasion everrrrr! Ray Davies was/is such a musician and songwriter along with his brother Dave Davies. Without the enormously musically talent of the Davies brothers there would’ve never been no Kinks <3 <3 <3 <3

  23. N.... M....

    rip off of green day's warning. smh

  24. K.... S....

    I feel like they ripped the riff off of “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy.

  25. P.... Q....

    Picture Book=FUTURAMA THEME SONG CONFIRMED

  26. S.... b....

    Green Day: Warning
    Stone temple pilots: big bang baby
    Steriogram: walkie talkie man

  27. J.... S....

    Anybody here NOT from umbrella acadamy?

  28. J.... S....

    This man out here saying scooby dooby doo in the song.

  29. R.... A....

    Bachman Turner Overdrive ripped of this riff in their second album and the song called tramp.  Neverthless this is still a superior song.

  30. K.... W....

    The Village Green Day Preservation Society.

  31. M.... F....

    Umbrella academy sucks

  32. �.... ....

    この曲がなぜコマーシャルに使われたのでしょうか。渋い選曲ですけど。

  33. p.... ....

    Warning, live with out warning!

  34. f.... r....

    In umbrella academy they use so many old songs like when 5 was kicking it was Istanbul to constantanl by giants. Cool show

  35. D.... B....

    Fuck Green Day and the rock and roll hall of fame, they only got in there bacause they sold lots of recoreds in the mid 90s, where are they now. Gone almost 20yrs now.

  36. A.... S....

    God bless Umbrella Academy for introducing this heavenly song to so many people

  37. J.... B....

    Must be a groovy tune if both Green Day and Mac DeMarco stole from it haha

  38. G.... A....

    He got Sven

  39. L.... P....

    GREEN DAY COPIED. FACT.

  40. E.... Y....

    What is this umbrella College everyone talks about?

  41. D.... C....

    Excelente !!

  42. r.... ....

    here form a 90s camera commercial

  43. M.... S....

    What the hell is the Umbrella Academy? I swear everyone talks about that show or movie all the time on different music videos. Must be some sort of music show or movie.

  44. L.... W....

    I love The Beatles

  45. C.... ....

    Green day warning 🤘🏻😅😂

  46. B.... F....

    hahaha umbrella academy hereeee

  47. D.... S....

    I'm an umbrella, and I'm filthy rich.

  48. G.... L....

    *insert 7 strollers here*

  49. B.... H....

    watchmojo anyone?

  50. H.... S....

    The Kinks predicted the future. 50 years ago !!!

  51. C.... F....

    Those days when you were happy, a long time ago...

  52. C.... ....

    r/greenday anyone?

  53. c.... A....

    Does anyone hear what he’s really talking about

    c.... A....

    caroline Alonzo tell us ?

  54. r.... c....

    My grandparents had a homewares shop at which I would work over summers as a kid. Old people would often come in and ask for picture hooks and I would be off and singing "picture hooks, a picture of your mother ..." for the rest of the day. Things you remember.

  55. S.... C....

    "Super. Dysfunctional. Family"

  56. m.... ....

    My good taste in music brought me here.

  57. M.... S....

    The choruses gave Mac Demarco a career

  58. P.... ....

    Here from Green Day,not umbrella academy.

  59. E.... L....

    THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

  60. I.... ....

    sounds like kevin macleod- Happy Bee

  61. r.... ....

    Legend!

  62. Q.... ....

    h e g o t s e v e n o f t h e m

  63. Z.... �....

    Comments:
    99% : umbrella academy !!
    1%:other

  64. T.... A....

    Watch a 30 mins video in 3 mins. The BEST extension in google chrome store. www.threelly.com
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  65. B.... R....

    Umbrella Academy ☔

  66. J.... ....

    attention everyone: it's a good thing that a TV show exposed a lot of people to a great song but no one cares about those comments that have a reference to the show or just UMBRELLA ACADEMY ANYONE??????????????????

  67. A.... ....

    i have vague memories of playing a weird farm game w this song in the bg ..

  68. E.... ....

    Next person to mention umbrella academy in the form of a question is getting a kick to the balls

  69. Q.... B....

    Wtf it sounds like green day warning

  70. I.... M....

    I NEED AN UMBRELLA

  71. A.... L....

    How much do you want for it?

  72. c.... ....

    Warning brought me there 👍

  73. M.... R....

    He got seven of them

  74. G.... V....

    CAUTION, POLICE LINE, BETTER NOT CROSS!!!!!

  75. K.... R....

    Anyone have anything thoughtful to say about this great 'long existing' music that they've just been introduced to through the show? Would love to hear more than "I watch Umbrella Academy...yoU watch Umbrella Academy?"

  76. c.... ....

    anyone not circlejerking umbrella academy (although its a decent show) and just here because of the kinks?

    c.... ....

    Raises hand.


    Plus I've never heard of Umbrella Academy until the lunatics commenting here.

  77. G.... L....

    Is my song favorites

  78. M.... B....

    Hazel and Cha Cha downvoted this video :(

  79. w.... ....

    when you're looking for forty three kids with superpowers but you find SEVEN and you don't even want one

  80. �.... ....

    google pixelのCMからきた。
    このゆるゆるな感じが好き

  81. H.... B....

    the king lol

  82. l.... s....

    im only here cause im really sad i finished umbrella academy :((

  83. v.... A....

    *He got seven of them* 0:00

  84. M.... ....

    _May impair your ability to operate machinery_

  85. n.... ....

    I bet this song influenced Kodachrome Paul Simon.

  86. m.... ....

    my tune....

  87. O.... ....

    thats the song id love to fuck to

  88. C.... W....

    I see how green day copied.

  89. S.... J....

    I LOVE UMBRELLA ACADEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




    Except it’s not exactly what I call KID FRIENDLY........

  90. E.... 1....

    Umbrella Academy☂️🏰

  91. H.... ....

    “He got Seven of them…”

  92. R.... M....

    Pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago...SHEER GENIUS!!

  93. o.... m....

    Umbrella anyone?

  94. S.... f....

    u forgot sinner man

  95. L.... M....

    how did the umbrella academy have such a budget for all these songs

    L.... M....

    Dude they had a cgi avatar-like butler Ape and your questioning how they could afford the songs?!!

    L.... M....

    'Cause Gerard Way is loaded 🤷‍♂️

    L.... M....

    Idk maybe Netflix has a pretty good sized budget they get to work with

  96. e.... ....

    Now I know where stereogram walkie talkie man beat was inspired from 🤗🤘🤘👌

  97. r.... e....

    Anyone else hear this and say wow sounds really similar to Sir Paul McCartney singing

  98. J.... L....

    Picture yourself when you're getting old, 
    Sat by the fireside a-pondering on[?]. 
    Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago. 
    Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love each other a long ago. 
    Na, na, na, na, na na. 
    Na, na, na, na, na na. 
    Picture book. 
    Picture book.

    A picture of you in your birthday suit, 
    You sat in the sun on a hot afternoon. 
    Picture book, your mama and your papa, and fat old Uncle Charlie out cruising with their friends. 
    Picture book, a holiday in August, outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend. 
    Picture book, when you were just a baby, those days when you were happy, a long time ago. 
    Na, na, na, na, na na. 
    Na, na, na, na, na na. 
    Picture book. 
    Picture book. 
    Picture book. 
    Picture book.

    Picture book, 
    Na, na, na, na na, 
    Na, na, na, na na, 
    A-scooby-dooby-doo. 
    Picture book, 
    Na, na, na, na na, 
    Na, na, na, na na, 
    A-scooby-dooby-doo.

    Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago. 
    Long time ago, 
    Long time ago, 
    Long time ago, 
    Long time ago, 
    Yeah, yeah, yeah.

  99. M.... P....

    When we have a Rating to this Tune from 1 to 10 Points, i would give 100 Points.

  100. J.... I....

    Being old brought me here