THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE
(Paul Jones) 
Manfred Mann


Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds 
The music that they're puttin' down 
They started to play on a rainy day 
& the people came from miles around 

CHORUS: 
They didn't come for the rhythm 
They didn't come for the beat 
The people of the town came just to stand around 
& see the singer lookin' sweet 

Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah 
Tom McGuinness plays it down on bass 
But the one in the middle sings "Hey diddle diddle" 
God, he's just a pretty face 

(chorus) 
They couldn't have! 

(instrumental) 

Manfred Mann plays the organ 
Mike Vickers plays guitar 
& there's a geezer called Paul; he's so thin & so tall 
& sure wants to be a star 

(chorus) 

See the singer lookin'...(x6) 
Sweet