Ya-Da-da-da-da-dat, dat-dat-dat-dat,
Ya-Da-da-da-da-dat-dat-dat-dat-dat
Well it's down in California
where the orange trees grow
Oh California
And there's a pretty little girl
that he used to know
Oh California
Well she called me everyday
about a quarter to one
Oh California
She said Come on over daddy
let's have some fun
Oh California
He said, I heard about your husband
is he back from the gym?
She said,Come on over,daddy
don't you worry 'bout him
Not me, no not me -- I ain't no boxer
A not me, a no not me
Now he's down in Alabama
where they say you were
Oh Alabama
Where they dance all around
until they have a ball
Oh Alabama
Where we saw down in the village
they were gathered around
Oh Alabama
And then they looked at him,
they called him Cat the Clown
Oh Alabama
He said Now wait a minute,Buster,
you didn't call me right
They said What you're trying to do,
boy,is start a little fight?
Not me Not me, no not me
I ain't no boxer
Not me, no not me, not me, no not me,
Well now he's back in Virginia
back in his home town
Oh Virginia
A where he's got a reputation
from a miles around
Oh Virginia
Yeah, and never no more
will he ever roam
Oh Virginia
You know he's sticking right there
a to his happy home
Oh Virginia
Oh well a fella walked up to him
he said let's make a trip
He said You better shut-up
before I bust you in your lip
Not me, not me, no not me
He ain't got to go nowhere!
Uh-huh, not my baby!
You know you been hurt
out there on that road!
Yep, keep it comin!
Ya-Da-da-da-da-dat-dat-dat-dat-dat
Well it's down in California
where the orange trees grow
Oh California
And there's a pretty little girl
that he used to know
Oh California
Well she called me everyday
about a quarter to one
Oh California
She said Come on over daddy
let's have some fun
Oh California
He said, I heard about your husband
is he back from the gym?
She said,Come on over,daddy
don't you worry 'bout him
Not me, no not me -- I ain't no boxer
A not me, a no not me
Now he's down in Alabama
where they say you were
Oh Alabama
Where they dance all around
until they have a ball
Oh Alabama
Where we saw down in the village
they were gathered around
Oh Alabama
And then they looked at him,
they called him Cat the Clown
Oh Alabama
He said Now wait a minute,Buster,
you didn't call me right
They said What you're trying to do,
boy,is start a little fight?
Not me Not me, no not me
I ain't no boxer
Not me, no not me, not me, no not me,
Well now he's back in Virginia
back in his home town
Oh Virginia
A where he's got a reputation
from a miles around
Oh Virginia
Yeah, and never no more
will he ever roam
Oh Virginia
You know he's sticking right there
a to his happy home
Oh Virginia
Oh well a fella walked up to him
he said let's make a trip
He said You better shut-up
before I bust you in your lip
Not me, not me, no not me
He ain't got to go nowhere!
Uh-huh, not my baby!
You know you been hurt
out there on that road!
Yep, keep it comin!