Let's get drunk on Saturday
Walk up Primrose Hill until we lose our way
We'll get sunburned on the grass
Playing silly buggers 'til I make a pass
And you laugh at my face

Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be okay
Unemployed in summertime
Don't need money 'cause we're young
I'll just stay awake till the morning
With makeup all over my face

Sorry don't get mad at me
I just did the sex quiz from your magazine
You're my best friend in the world
Just like me you don't do anything you're told

Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be okay
Unemployed in summertime
Don't need money 'cause we're young
I'll just stay awake 'til the morning
With makeup all over my face

On a mission for my summer kiss
I close my eyes and wet my lips
But then I miss
And you laugh at my face

Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be okay
Unemployed in summertime
Don't need money 'cause we're young
I'll just stay awake 'til the morning
With makeup all over my face

Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be okay


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Unemployed in Summertime Lyrics as written by Emiliana Torrini David Bowie

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    This totally reminds me of me and my friends in the summer of ( dare I say my age)93. Wow! I'm getting old. 90210 was where it was at.

    beehauson December 16, 2004   Link

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