This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Yeah (no)
He took me to our favorite spot
A place we go to hang a lot
Something seemed to catch his eye
Over my shoulder
Over my shoulder
I turned around to see what's up
A pretty young thing sure enough
She was new, he wanted to
Know her
Know her
Ah, yeah, then she flicked her hair (yeah)
Ah, yeah, he began to stare
Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, oh
I did my best to block his view
But it was like he could see through me
I just knew he wanted to
Know her
Hold her
Ah, yeah, I ain't getting nowhere (yeah)
Ah, yeah, she's still standing there
Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, yeah, huh
There's gotta be a way to cool this clown
He's starting to embarrass me
I may even have to hose him down
Bring me water
I don't know what he finds so distracting
What's so hot about her
I really don't like the way he's acting
Bring me water
Uh, bring it on
Oh, what's so hot about her?
Uh, uh, uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Waiter) bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
Send him back to school
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring Me water
Waiter, bring me water
He took me to our favorite spot
A place we go to hang a lot
Something seemed to catch his eye
Over my shoulder
Over my shoulder
I turned around to see what's up
A pretty young thing sure enough
She was new, he wanted to
Know her
Know her
Ah, yeah, then she flicked her hair (yeah)
Ah, yeah, he began to stare
Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, oh
I did my best to block his view
But it was like he could see through me
I just knew he wanted to
Know her
Hold her
Ah, yeah, I ain't getting nowhere (yeah)
Ah, yeah, she's still standing there
Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, yeah, huh
There's gotta be a way to cool this clown
He's starting to embarrass me
I may even have to hose him down
Bring me water
I don't know what he finds so distracting
What's so hot about her
I really don't like the way he's acting
Bring me water
Uh, bring it on
Oh, what's so hot about her?
Uh, uh, uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Waiter) bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
Send him back to school
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring Me water
Waiter, bring me water
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Waiter! Bring Me Water! Lyrics as written by Shania Twain Robert John Lange
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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