| Ten o’clock, ten-thirty
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| Eleven o’clock, eleven-thirty
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| Curfew time
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| Nite owl strolling down the
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| Street about the break of day
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| Oh, nite owl, listen, boy
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| What you think your mama gonna say
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| Hey, hey, hey
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| Wait til you get in the door
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| Mama told you once before
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| Whoa, whoa, nite owl
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| Nite owl strolling with his
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| Keys swinging in his hand
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| Oh, owl, the nite owl strutting
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| Up the stairs like a natural man
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Boy, you must be out your mind
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| Ain’t you heard of curfew time
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| Whoa, whoa, nite owl
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| Your daddy told you long ago
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| Not to come in late no more
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| Running over town just like a clown
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| But you think that he’s a square
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| And you feel you’ve been everywhere
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| Wait til tomorrow, you’ll sit down
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| Oh, nite owl strolling with
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| His dark glasses on his eyes
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| Oh, owl, nite owl, listen, boy
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| Don’t you dare tell daddy no lie
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| Hey, hey, hey
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| I said that you were such a silly jerk
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| Your daddy ought to make you work
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| Whoa, whoa, nite owl
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| Your daddy told you long ago
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| Not to come in late no more
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| Running over town just like a clown
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| But you think that he’s a square
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| And you feel you’ve been everywhere
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| Wait til tomorrow, you’ll sit down
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| Oh, nite owl strolling with
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| His dark glasses on his eyes
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| Oh, owl, nite owl, listen, boy
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| Don’t you dare tell daddy no lie
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| Hey, hey, hey
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| I said that you were such a silly jerk
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| Your daddy ought to make you work
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| Whoa, whoa, nite owl
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| Whoa, nite owl
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| You better come in, boy
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| It’s getting late, i told you
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| Bout staying out all times of night
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| Hey, hey, hey |