[Verse 1] I met him once way after midnight– He lit a smoke, and I just stared He seemed to me like such a sore sight: Bobby Tanqueray, with his gorgeous face and hair [Verse 2] I never see him on the weekends He rides the highways lined in bars His search for fame and fortune bleakens Bobby Tanqueray, he will not dismay thus far (Ooh) [Hook] Oh no, I know it can't be so (shalala, ooh la la) He plays his shows (shalala, ooh la la) And away he goes (ooh) [Verse 3] I still can't help but think he's out there And he could use someone like me And I would tell him, but he won't care Bobby Tanqueray can afford to wait and see (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) [Hook] Oh no, I know I can't please so His dreams, his soul Both glimmering and gold [Verse 4] I know one day he will be ready He'll never take his hand from mine Oh, I know we'll walk the land of milk and honey Bobby Tanqueray Bobby Tanqueray Bobby Tanqueray He and I both satisfied (shalala, ooh la la) Oh (shalala, ooh la la) Oh