Hat Too Flat Songtext
von Walter Becker

We come in on a morning spin
All the way from far Aquarius
Bringing with us peace and goodwill
From the mind, space and time
Our women are slumped down low to the ground
They′re very good, you probably had one
Our men are brave, studly and wise
A pleasure to behold

Right away we walk the walk
More or less we talk the talk
But every time we make our play
Their eyes get wide and they run away


'Cause the hat stays too flat
My hat is way too flat
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat
The man smells a rat
And that′s the end of that
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat

There are tourist fashion forecasts
Skirts will be shorter, legs stay long
Virtual raincoats are coming back
Hats as always continue flat
Back at home the machines work hard
We folk like to take it easy
Pondering our awareness of
The finer things in life

Here when I go down to my job
I work hard for what seems like a long time
Look at my watch, fifteen minutes
It felt like half a day
But pretty soon we break for lunch
Me and the boys, now I'm one of the bunch
No one wants to sit with me
Tell me what can the matter be


The hat stays too flat
My hat is way too flat
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat
A little thing like that
Don't get past the hat
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat

The hat stays too flat
My hat is way too flat
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat
The man smells a rat
And that′s the end of that
My English is much better now
But my hat remains too flat