Ariel (Friedman)

Way on the other side of the Hudson

Deep in the bosom of suburbia

I met a young girl she sang mighty fine

Tears on my pillow and Ave Maria

Standing by the water fall in Paramus Park

She was working for the friends of BAI

She was collecting quarters in a paper cup

She was looking for change and so was I

She was a Jewish girl

I fell in love with her

She wrote her number on the back of my hand

I called her up,

I was all out of breath

I said, "Come hear me play in my rock and roll band"

I took a shower and I put on my best blue jeans

I picked her up in my new V double U van

She wore a peasant blouse with nothing underneath

I said "Hi"

She said, "yeah, I guess I am"

Ariel, Ariel

We had a little time, we were real hungry

We went to Dairy Queen for something to eat

She had some onion rings, she had a pickle

She forgot to tell me how she didn't eat meat

I had a gig in the American Legion hall

It was a dance for the Volunteer Ambulance Corps

She was sitting in a corner against the wall

She would smile and I melted all over the floor

Ariel, Ariel

I took her home with me, we watched some TV

Annette Funicello and some guy going steady

I started fooling around with the verticle hold

We got the munchies so I made some spaghetti

We sat and we talked into the night

While channel 2 was signing off the air

I found the softness of her mouth

We made love, the bombs bursting in air

Ariel, Ariel

Ariel, Ariel

Way on the other side of the Hudson

Deep in the bosom of suburbia

I met a young girl

She sang mighty fine

Tears on my pillow and Ave Maria

Tears on my pillow and Ave Maria