Lyrics to
The Dean and I

This version of The Dean And I was released by 10Cc in 1973.

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Hum drum days
And a hum drum ways

Hey kids, let me tell you how I met your mom
We were dancin’ and romancin’ at the Senior Prom
It was no infatuation
But a gradual graduation
From a boy to a man
Let me tell you while I can
The soda pop came free

Hey Sis, one kiss, and I was heaven bound
Now who would have guessed Milton’s paradise lost could be found
But in the eyes of the Dean, his daughter
Was doin’ what she shouldn’a oughta
But a man’s gotta do
What a man’s gotta do
The consequence should be
Church bells, three swells
The Dean, his daughter and me

They were dating in the park
They were smooching in the dark
Of a doorway for two
She whispered “I love you –
Ooh, you know I never felt this way before
Ooh, you know the elevator in my heart
Has gone awol, awol, awol, awol”
And then I kissed her
And when I kissed her
It’s a wonderful world
When you’re rolling in kisses

Now, the paint is peeling
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, and when the chips are down
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, you kinda lose all feeling
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Now, your head goes round and round
(Hum drum days and hum drum ways)
Round and round and round and round and round
I’m throwing myself off this train

Hum drum days
And a hum drum ways

Hum drum days, he’s got
Hum drum ways, oh boy

Hey, you know I’m really earning now
My ship came in with a cargo of dollars
My name’s lit up on the prow
It’s a wonderful world
When you’re rolling in dollars
Now!

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About Lyrics and The Dean And I by 10Cc

The lyrics for The Dean And I are defined as the words making up the song released by 10Cc in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The Dean And I have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only 10Cc and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to The Dean And I by 10Cc if you think through it. 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 The Dean And I" means the words set to the music of The Dean And I, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 10Cc. 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 The Dean And I and the lyrics to The Dean And I are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 10Cc who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Dean And I, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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