It Ain't Right

WELL ME AND FARNELL WENT DOWN TO THE LAKE
TRY TO SEE HOW MANY FISH WE COULD TAKE
IT WAS A FINE DAY FOR GOING FISHING

SITTING ROUND THE HOUSE WASN’T COOL JUST THEN
I’VE BEEN OUTA WORK SINCE I DON’T KNOW WHEN
AND THAT WOMAN OF MINE,
STARTED THROWING DISHES

WELL BOAT IN THE WATER, I STARTED TO ROW
LOOKING BACK AT THE RAMP AND WHAT’A YA KNOW
THERE WAS AN ESCALADE, TOWING A YACHT

FARNELL COULDN’T STAND IT, STOOD UP IN THE STERN
AND HOLLERED “HONEST FOLKS AIN’T NEVER GONNA EARN
THE MONEY IT WOULD TAKE, TO GET WHAT THEY GOT”

IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT… THAT JUST AIN’T RIGHT

WELL THOSE ESCALADE DOORS OPENED UP ON BOTH SIDES
AND OUT STEPPED A COUPLE OF THE PRETTIST GUYS
THAT WE’D EVER SEEN, OUTFITTED BY L. L. BEAN

WE EASED ON A LITTLE FURTHER, THEY BACKED THEIR BOAT IN
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, MADE US BOTH START TO GRIN
YOU SEE THAT BOAT SANK, THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE PLUG

WELL THEM RICH BOYS PANICKED, TRYING TO PULL THE BOAT OUT
ONE SHOOK HIS HEAD, AND THE OTHER ONE SHOUTED
"I THOUGHT YOU PUT THOSE PLUG THINGIES IN LAST NIGHT"
FARNELL JUST SAID “THAT AIN’T RIGHT”

ABOUT A HUNDRED GRAND SINKING JUST LIKE A ROCK
IT WAS PERT NEAR WAY TOO MUCH PAINFUL TO WATCH
BUT FARNELL JUST SAID, "IT AIN’T RIGHT"

IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT… YEAH THAT JUST AIN’T RIGHT

WELL I SAID TO FARNELL, WHY HURRY MY FRIEND,
LET’S DRINK ANOTHER BEER, AND WATCH HOW THIS THING ENDS
AS THOSE TWO CITY FELLERS TRY ONCE MORE TO LAUNCH

WELL THIS TIME AROUND THE PLUG WAS IN RIGHT
BUT THE BOW ROPE BROKE
AND THE BOAT FLOATED RIGHT
TOWARDS SOME BIG OL ROCKS
THINGS WASN’T LOOKING TOO GOOD

ONE BOY WAVED AND HOLLERED
THE OTHER ONE TRIED TO CRANK UP THE MOTOR
WITH ALL OF HIS MIGHT
BUT THE CRANKIN BATT-TREE
ACTED GRAVE YARD DEAD
AND FARNELL JUST SAID

IT AIN’T RIGHT… THAT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT…

ALL THAT MONEY NOT A BRAIN BETWEEN EM
I WOULDN’T HAVE BELIEVED IT IF I HADN’T A SEEN 'EM
IT AIN’T RIGHT…

WELL RIGHT ABOUT THEN A MIRACLE OCCURRED
THAT BIG OL’ MERCURY SPIT THEN IT PURRED
THEN HE OPENED UP THE THROTTLE,
THAT’S WHEN THINGS GOT REAL BAD

THE SOUND OF THAT PROPELLER HITTING THEM ROCKS
FIBERGLASS BREAKING WAS A FULL SYSTEM SHOCK
BUT HE KEPT IT A GOING, UP ON A PLANE
JUMPING UP OVER THE TRAILER,
RIGHT THROUGH THE BACK OF THAT ESCALADE

FARNELL LAUGHED OUT LOUD, MADE HIM SPIT HIS BEER
HE SAID COME ON HOSS, LET’S GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEBODY,
JUST TRYING TO LAUNCH

SO I PULLED ON THE PADDLES WE EASED ON ALONG
FARNELL LOOKED BACK ONCE MORE, AND HE SAID I’LL BE DOGGONE
YOU SEE THEM TWO GIRLS,
GETTING OUT OF THAT TRUCK

THERE ON THE DOCK WAS TWO BEAUTY QUEENS
IN THE SKIMPIEST BIKINIS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
THEY WAS HUGGING ON THEM BOYS,
AND DRINKING CHAMPAIGNE

IT LOOKED LIKE A BARBIE AND KEN CONVENTION
AND RIGHT HERE I THINK I OUGHT TO MENTION
THAT FARNELL DIDN’T LIKE IT… OH IT AIN’T RIGHT

I HEARD ONE OF EM SAY
I’LL CALL DADDY’S DRIVER, WE’LL MOTOR TO THE COAST
FARNELL’S FACE TURNED ALL RED LIKE HE WAS FIXIN TO ROAST
AND HE SAID “THERE AIN’T NO JUSTICE IN THIS, IT AIN’T RIGHT”

IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT…
NOW NOW COME ON FARNELL,
GET BACK IN THE BOAT NOW
YOU’RE SCARING THE FISH,
FARNELL YOU CAN’T SWIM
IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT… IT AIN’T RIGHT…

c.2009 Dave Younger and Farnell Cole BMI
All Rights Reserved