My Affected Accent - Jonathan Richman

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