Garden party- artist: rick nelson- peak billboard position # 6 in 1972- inspired by rick's experience at a madison square garden concert- words and music by rick nelsoni went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friendsa chance to share old memories and play our songs againwhen i got to the garden party, they all knew my nameno one recognized me, i didn't look the samechorusbut it's all right now, i learned my lesson well. you see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourselfpeople came from miles around, everyone was thereyoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air'n' over in the corner, much to my surprisemr. hughes hid in dylan's shoes wearing his disguisechoruslott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dahplayed them all the old songs, thought that's why they cameno one heard the music, we didn't look the samei said hello to "mary lou", she belongs to mewhen i sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leavechoruslot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)lot-in-dah-dah-dahsomeone opened up a closet door and out stepped johnny b. goodeplaying guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he shouldif you gotta play at garden parties, i wish you a lotta luckbut if memories were all i sang, i rather drive a truckchoruslot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)lot-in-dah-dah-dah'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson wellyou see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourselftranscribed by robin hood