The One in the Middle

Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds The music that they're puttin' down They started to play On a rainy day And the people came from miles around They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah Tom McGuiness plays the diamond bass But the one in the middle Sings "Hey diddle diddle" God, he's just a pretty face They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet They couldn't have! Manfred Mann plays the organ Mike Vickers plays guitar And there's a geezer called Paul Who's so thin & so tall And sure wants to be a star They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... Sweet