Steely Dan

Hat Too Flat

Steely Dan


We come in on the morning scan 
All the way from far Arcturus 
Bringing with us peace and good will 
From the margins of space and time 
Our women are slung down low to the ground 
They're very good you've probably had one 
Our men are brave, studly and wise, 
A pleasure to behold 
Right away we walk the walk 
More or less we talk the talk 
But every time we make our play 
Their eyes get wide they run away 

'Cause the hat stays too flat 
My hat is way too flat 
My English she is much better now 
But my hat remains too flat 
The man smells a rat 
And that's the end of that 
My English it is more better now 
But my hat is still too flat 

Fair Arcturus Fashion forecast: 
Skirts will be shorter 
Legs stay long 
Virtual raincoats are coming back 
Hats as always continued flat 

Back at home the machines work hard 
We folk like to take it easy 
Honing our awareness of 
The finer things of life 
Here when I go down to my job 
I work hard for what seems like a long time 
I look at my watch: fifteen minutes 
It felt like half a day! 
Soon enough we break for lunch 
Me and the boys now I'm one of the bunch 
But no one wants to sit with me 
So tell me what can the matter be? 

The hat stays too flat 
My hat is way too flat 
My English she is much better now 
But the hat is just too flat 
A little thing like that 
They don't get past the hat 
My English it is more better now 
But my hat remains too flat