Went to a garden party, reminisce with my old friends,
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again.
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same [4] .
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
People came from miles around, everyone was there,
Yoko brought her walrus [5] , there was magic in the air.
An' over in the corner, much to my surprise,
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise [6] .
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah, lott-in-dah-dah dah.
Played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came,
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same.
I said hello to "Mary Lou [7] ," she belongs to me.
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk [8] , it was time to leave.
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah, lott-in-dah-dah-dah.
Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode [9] ,
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should.
Now, if you gotta play a garden [10] party, I wish you a lotta luck,
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck.
And it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah (lott-dah-dah-dah), lott-in-dah-dah-dah.
An' it's all right now, yeah, learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again.
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same [4] .
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
People came from miles around, everyone was there,
Yoko brought her walrus [5] , there was magic in the air.
An' over in the corner, much to my surprise,
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise [6] .
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah, lott-in-dah-dah dah.
Played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came,
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same.
I said hello to "Mary Lou [7] ," she belongs to me.
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk [8] , it was time to leave.
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah, lott-in-dah-dah-dah.
Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode [9] ,
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should.
Now, if you gotta play a garden [10] party, I wish you a lotta luck,
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck.
And it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.
Lott-dah-dah (lott-dah-dah-dah), lott-in-dah-dah-dah.
An' it's all right now, yeah, learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself