Ricky Nelson - Garden Party 1972

Ricky Nelson - Garden Party 1972

I went to a garden party
to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories
and play our songs again

When I got to the garden party,
they all knew my name
No one recognized me,
I didn't look the same

But it's all right now,
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone,
so you got to please yourself

People came from miles around,
everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus,
there was magic in the air
'n' over in the corner,
much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

But it's all right now,
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone,
so you got to please yourself

lott-in-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Played them all the old songs,
thought that's why they came
No one heard the music,
we didn't look the same

I said hello to "Mary Lou",
she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk

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[RichardBe Sings]

Great song........:)

[john landis]

thanks, california "country " way ahead of the curve!

[gabriel Hyppolite]

you are right... he was way ahead with his style of music...

[dbd1353]

and he sure was a good lookin' guy as well..

[dbd1353]

Bands like the Eagles owe this man a world of gratitude..nobody was playing this kind of music until he came along..

[gilllew]

NOT ONE OF HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL SONGS (IN THE UK) BUT THE .LYRICS TELL QUITE AN INTERESTING STORY

[blueberries4ever]

Big song when I was in high school in Greeley, CO.

[TheEchovoices]

Great loss miss him much

[TheNLCrane]

key line: You can't please everyone, so you need to please yourself".

[gary Brumley]

Tom Brumley on steel guitar cool