Harry Chapin Dirty Old Man song lyrics

In the sixties I wrote about four hundred songs

Before anybody even paid any attention

And they, they fit into two categories

They were my, my protest songs

Which, I was known as Gaypin Chapin in those days

And uh, in my, my protest songs had the implications behind them

If only the world was as truly wonderful as I am

There'd be no problems and somehow these didn't go over very well

And then I had my cool, macho stud ballads

These were songs rather

Disparately intended to get someone of the opposite sex

Horizontal for an extended period of time with me

And uh, I will demonstrate

Why you never heard of me in the sixties

Alright, this is one verse of one song of that

The cool, macho stud period, okay

I've had pretty women in my days

Yeah, those long haired beauties

Simply rained in my way

I treat 'em right and they just love me more

And when they gave me trouble

I just show them the door

I'm a dirty old man and I don't give a damn

Where were you guys during the sixties, man

I needed you