That's What I Love About Sunday
Embracing Life's Simple Joys on Sundays
Lyrics
Raymond's in his Sunday best
Raymond is dressed in his best clothes for Sunday.
He's usually up to his chest in oil and grease
Raymond typically works with oil and grease, possibly in a manual labor job.
There's the martins walking in
The Martins are entering the scene.
With that mean little freckle-faced kid
The Martins include a mischievous child who broke a window the previous week.
Who broke a window last week
A description of the freckle-faced kid's recent misbehavior.
Sweet miss Betty likes to sing off key
Miss Betty enjoys singing, even if she is off-key.
In the pew behind me
Miss Betty sits behind the narrator in the church pew.
That's what I love about Sunday
The narrator expresses what he loves about Sundays.
Sing along as the choir sways
The congregation sings along with the swaying choir.
Every verse of amazing grace
The choir sings every verse of "Amazing Grace."
And then we shake the preacher's hand
After singing, they shake the preacher's hand.
Go home into your blue jeans
After church, people go home and change into casual clothes (blue jeans).
Have some chicken and some baked beans
They enjoy a simple meal of chicken and baked beans.
Pick a backyard football team
People engage in a casual backyard football game.
Not do much of anything
Sundays are about relaxing and not doing much.
That's what I love about Sunday
A repetition of the narrator's love for the simplicity of Sundays.
I stroll to the end of the drive
The narrator takes a walk to the end of the driveway.
Pick up the Sunday times, grab a coffee cup
He picks up the Sunday Times and grabs a coffee cup.
Looks like sally and rob finally tied the knot
It appears that Sally and Rob have gotten married.
Well, it's about time
The narrator comments on the timing of Sally and Rob's marriage.
It's thirty-five cents off a ground round
There's a discount on ground round, and the narrator suggests using a coupon.
Baby, cut that coupon out
A playful instruction to cut out a coupon.
That's what I love about Sunday
A repetition of what the narrator loves about Sunday.
Cat-nappin' on a porch swing
The narrator enjoys a catnap on a porch swing.
You curled up next to me
The narrator is accompanied by someone special, curled up next to him.
The smell of jasmine wakes us up
The scent of jasmine wakes them up.
Take a walk down a back road
They take a walk down a back road.
Tackle box and a cane pole
They engage in a leisurely activity of fishing with a tackle box and cane pole.
Carve our names in that white oak
They carve their names in a white oak tree.
Steal a kiss as the sun fades
They share a kiss as the sun fades.
That's what I love about Sunday
A repetition of what the narrator loves about Sunday.
New believers getting baptized
New believers are getting baptized.
Mama's hands raised up high
Mama's hands are raised in a spiritual moment.
Havin' a hallelujah good time
There's a joyful and celebratory atmosphere, described as a "hallelujah good time."
A smile on everybody's face
Everyone is smiling on Sunday.
That's what I love about Sunday
A repetition of what the narrator loves about Sunday.
That's what I love about Sunday
A concluding affirmation of what the narrator loves about Sunday.
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