PETER THE METER READER
(Don Bearman / Meri Wilson)

Meri Wilson - 1978



Here we go again!

I was lyin' on my back porch, just a-gettin' some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimmin' 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-eee-eee

There was a man, what a man, lookin' down over me
Tall, dark and handsome, six-foot-three
There was a look in his eye that was tellin' me
You knew there was somethin' that he wanted to see

He said, "Hi! My name's 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 ya pops
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 quarter-past-four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walkin' through my door
Ev'ry single kilowatt was lookin' just fine
And he'd be comin' back to see them in another month's ti-i-i-ime

So now I'm waitin', yes I'm waitin' so patiently
To have my sweet, sweet Peter read my meter for me
But maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man

Singin' hey-lolly-lolly, hey-lolly-lolly
Hey lolly-lolly, get it anyway you can
Hah-hah-hah, oh, I never done anything like this before
Well!



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2006)