Back to Manfred Mann
The One in the Middle

The One in the Middle

Year: 1963
Duration: 2:39
1.5
View Lyrics

Lyrics

[00:04.62] Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds
[00:07.77] The music that they're puttin' down
[00:11.64] They started to play
[00:13.68] On a rainy day
[00:15.72] And the people came from miles around
[00:18.75] They didn't come for the rhythm
[00:22.62] They didn't come for the beat
[00:28.22] The people of the town
[00:29.77] Came just to stand around
[00:32.16] And see the singer lookin' sweet
[00:36.96] Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah
[00:39.82] Tom McGuiness plays the diamond bass
[00:43.18] But the one in the middle
[00:45.33] Sings "Hey diddle diddle"
[00:47.59] God, he's just a pretty face
[00:50.14] They didn't come for the rhythm
[00:54.42] They didn't come for the beat
[00:58.38] The people of the town
[01:01.70] Came just to stand around
[01:03.70] And see the singer lookin' sweet
[01:07.51] They couldn't have!
[01:39.83] Manfred Mann plays the organ
[01:43.53] Mike Vickers plays guitar
[01:47.20] And there's a geezer called Paul
[01:48.99] Who's so thin & so tall
[01:50.76] And sure wants to be a star
[01:53.67] They didn't come for the rhythm
[01:57.55] They didn't come for the beat
[02:03.32] The people of the town
[02:04.97] Came just to stand around
[02:07.32] And see the singer lookin' sweet
[02:11.53] See the singer lookin'...
[02:15.34] See the singer lookin'...
[02:19.25] See the singer lookin'...
[02:23.12] See the singer lookin'...
[02:27.45] See the singer lookin'...
[02:31.28] See the singer lookin'...
[02:33.74] Sweet
[02:35.36] 

Lyrics provided by lrclib

Manfred Mann

About Manfred Mann

🇿🇦South Africa·classic rock, 60s
Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band (with a strong jazz foundation) of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Manfred Mann were chart regulars in the 1960s, and the first south-of-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the 'British invasion' of the US music scene. Beginnings 1962—1963 The Mann-Hugg Blues <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Manfred+Mann">Read more on Last.fm</a>
View full artist profile

Listen & Buy

Amazon Music
Buy