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
Tonight I feel so excited
Because she said she'd be delighted
To teach all the tricks that she learned on the week before
Her daddy couldn't stop her
When her mom said she would drop her
And both of them made it, rockin' and a-climbin' the walls
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid, from the kid next door
From the kid next door
I'm the kid next door
Aw, ow
Ow
They're just like a sandwich
Between the sheets, the sheets and the mattress
A little empty digitation, complete satisfaction
A clandestine operation, mother-daughter combination
Daddy had to drop in, ask if he could stop in
On the very next visit from the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid, from the kid next door
From the kid next door
I'm the kid next door
Aw yeah
I'm talkin' about the kid
Do you know what I mean?
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
Door
Oh yeah
I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
Oh yeah, I'm the kid next door
Oh yeah, I'm gonna come by, baby
I'm gonna show you some more, yeah
Tonight I feel so excited
Because she said she'd be delighted
To teach all the tricks that she learned on the week before
Her daddy couldn't stop her
When her mom said she would drop her
And both of them made it, rockin' and a-climbin' the walls
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid, from the kid next door
From the kid next door
I'm the kid next door
Aw, ow
Ow
They're just like a sandwich
Between the sheets, the sheets and the mattress
A little empty digitation, complete satisfaction
A clandestine operation, mother-daughter combination
Daddy had to drop in, ask if he could stop in
On the very next visit from the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid next door
Couldn't kick the habit
All the ladies had to grab it
'Cause they'd love another visit
From the kid, from the kid next door
From the kid next door
I'm the kid next door
Aw yeah
I'm talkin' about the kid
Do you know what I mean?
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
Door
Oh yeah
I'm the kid next door
I'm the kid, I'm the kid, I'm the kid next door
Oh yeah, I'm the kid next door
Oh yeah, I'm gonna come by, baby
I'm gonna show you some more, yeah
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by MCSMeister
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