JONES BOY (Tom Paxton) I bought a car; a beauty; It was sexy, it was neat. It made me feel about ten feet tall To turn the ignition key. I bought a brand new barbecue And I put it in my yard, And every morning's mail Brought another credit card. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I bought myself Bermuda shorts; I bought a Nehru coat; I bought myself a turtleneck shirt; I hung beads around my throat. I'm right on the top of every trend; There ain't nothing I can't dig. Now wait until you catch me In my brand new Afro wig. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. Now my refrigerator makes ice cubes And for just nine-hundred more. It plays the hits in stereo When you open up the door. My TV set is six feet high And it also dries my hair. My telephone has a musical tone To tell you I ain't there. And I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. This sounds like another tongue-in-cheek satire. Now I wonder what a "Jones boy" is. Is it some English idiom?
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