Jonathan Richman - My Affected Accent lyrics

[Jonathan Richman - My Affected Accent lyrics]

In High School, I was such a brat
I talked with an accent I didn't have
I borrowed from this and I borrowed from that
To make my affected accent
His affected accent whoa, yeah

Such a brat, such a brat
I used big words and I talked through my hat
I said, "Reclined", when I should have said
"Sat" in my affected accent
His affected accent whoa, alright

Such a brat, such a brat
Used big words, I talked through my hat
I said, "The aforementioned", when
I should have said, "That"
In my affected accent his affected accent

I droned like William F Buckley does uhh
I should have been bullied more than I was
With my affected accent

I had a fake professorial rolling oh
Ohh, ohh
I talked about things that I don't know
In my affected accent alright
40 years later I apologized for
My affected accent, whoa oh
40 years later he apologized for
His affected accent, whoa oh

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