Lyrics to
Hangin’ ‘Round

This version of Hangin’ ‘Round was released by Lou Reed in 1972.

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Harry was a rich young man
Who would become a priest
He dug up his dear father
Who was recently deceased

He did it with tarot cards
And a mystically attuned mind
And shortly therein
After he did find

Jeanie was a spoiled young brat
She thought she knew it all
She smoked mentholated cigarettes
And she had sex in the hall

But she was not my kind
Or even of my sign
The kind of animal
That I would be about

Woh-woh-woh, you keep hangin’ round me
And I’m not so glad you found me
You’re still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh-woh-woh-woh, you keep hangin’ round me
And I’m not so glad you found me
You’re still doing things that I gave up years ago
All right now
Ah-huh-huh

Kathy was a bit surreal
She painted all her toes
And on her face she wore dentures
Clamped tightly to her nose

And when she finally spoke
Her twang her glasses broke
And no one else could smoke
While she was in the room

Hark the herald angels sang
And reached out for a phone
And plucking it with a knife in hand
Dialed long distance home

But it was all too much
Sprinkling angel dust
To AT and T
Who didn’t wish you well

Oh, but you keep hangin’ round me
And I’m not so glad you found me
You’re still doing things that I gave up years ago
Ho-ho-ho-ho, you keep hangin’ round me
And I’m not so glad you found me
You’re still doing things that I gave up years ago

Hangin’ round
Hangin’ round, that’s all you’re doing baby
Hangin’ round
Hangin’ round, ooohhh
Hangin’ round
Hangin’ round
Hangin’ round
Hangin’ round
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About Lyrics and Hangin’ ‘Round by Lou Reed

When you decide to study the lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1972 song by Lou Reed. Some of the lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Lou Reed and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round" means the words set to the music of Hangin’ ‘Round, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hangin’ ‘Round and the lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hangin’ ‘Round, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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