Peter The Meter Reader Lyrics

Peter The Meter Reader lyrics

PETER THE METER READER

 Meri Wilson

 (Dr. Demento 25th anniversary tape)

 Note: this is a follow-up to TELEPHONE MAN

 

 Here we go again

 I was lying on my back porch just a-getting some sun

 Had my hair done up in pigtails had my swiming suit on

 I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me

 I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-ee

 There was a man what a man looking down on me

 Tall dark and handsome, six foot three

 There was a look in his eyes that was telling me

 He knew that there was something that he wanted to see

 He said "Hi my name is Peter

 And I'm here to read your meter

 I'd like to see your kilowatts

 Could you take me to your box"

 I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be

 But I said to Peter won't you follow me

 We went upstairs downstairs inside and out

 I just loved having Peter follow me about

 He said "Hey what's with you fox

 Can't you take me to your box

 I came here to see your meter

 They call me Peter the meter reader"

 By the time he found my meter it was a quarter past four

 And he said to watch my heater as he was walking through my door

 Every single kilowatt was a-looking just fine

 And he'd be coming back to see them in another month's ti-i-ime

 So now I'm waiting yes I'm waiting so patiently

 To have my sweet sweet Peter read my meter for me

 Maybe I should tell you so you'll understand

 That Peter used to be my telephone man

 Singing hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy

 Get it any way you can

 I've never done anything like this before...well...

 

 tmazanec1@juno.com or Tom Mazanec to humans