Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way

Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Please be waiting for me, baby, when I come around
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down

Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Afternoon delight!


Lyrics submitted by peacewarrior21

Afternoon Delight Lyrics as written by Bill Danoff

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  • +4
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    It's about SEX. Read..

    "Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite Looking forward to a little afternoon delight Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting Sky rockets in flight"

    Sky rockets in flight is a guy's dick gettin hard. And pointing up to the sky. This isn't rocket science, it's dick science. If you couldnt see that....then everybody needs help.

    bsdartyon February 18, 2009   Link
  • +2
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    ANCHORMAN.

    yellowstaron April 10, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    ok if u dont no wat afternoon delight means ur pretty dumb. its about having chicken soup with a roubin and makin dirty roubin love as will ferral would say.

    heartagramon June 20, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    this song makes me giggle. i have a good memory on a beach with it. i think its about not being able to wait until night time, or the proper time, to make love/have sex with the person you are with. its about thinking about them while you're trying to do other things until you just cant take it and you just go for it. i like it :)

    Mea845on June 21, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    good job heartagram. looks like someone else checked out the music video on the Anchorman DVD. i love lamp

    sqrt144on September 16, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    okay okay... this song was in numerous movies, okay??

    and it was great in all of them. Its great when its not in movies too. this is just an all around wonderful.

    Sky rockets in flight... BEEEOOOO!!! AFTERNOON DELIGHT!!!

    CryingFishon March 06, 2006   Link
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    Gosh. Jerks. Maybe people are too young to know this song from anything besides Anchorman. Heaps of songs have become popular again just because they appear in a movie.

    love_and_be_lovedon July 10, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Okay, I love Will "Ferral" just as much as the next guy who will inevitably misspell his name, but the movie was overrated.

    GluttonousInfanton March 13, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I only know it from Arrested Development.

    sheilafitzgeraldon October 15, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    lol. OH YEAH. This is the coolest song from the coolest movie with the coolest guy. This is the best scene, too, btw.

    elektricon May 21, 2005   Link

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