“Breakfast in America” is the title track from English rock band Supertramp’s 1979 album of the same name. Credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, it was a top-ten hit in the UK and a live version of the song reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981. The lyrics tell about a person who has never been to the United States and fantasizes about it.
The inner sleeve of the 1979 Breakfast in America album lists one musician – Roger Hodgson or Rick Davies – as composer for each song. For the “Breakfast in America” title track, Davies alone is listed as composer and lyricist. However, the center label of the 12-inch vinyl disc credits all songs to both Hodgson and Davies. Similarly, on the vinyl single, it was credited to Hodgson and Davies.
Supertramp started performing the song during a reunion tour without Hodgson, the latter took credit for writing the song, telling reporters that Davies initially “hated” the song, and that he believed Davies did not play on the recording at all. However, in other interviews Hodgson has credited Davies with creating the vocalized retort line, “What’s she got? Not a lot.” Hodgson included the song in his 2010 world tour, produced as a live album titled Classics Live.
Breakfast in America Lyrics (1979)
Take a look at my girlfriend
She’s the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
I’ve never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo across the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I’m hopin’, it’s going to come true
But there’s not a lot, I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have ’em in Texas
‘Cos everyone’s a millionaire
I’m a winner, I’m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I’m a loser, what a joker
I’m playing my jokes upon you
While there’s nothin’ better to do
Hey
Papararam pano daram no no no
Papararam pano daram no no no
Na na na nana na na na
Don’t you look at my girlfriend
(Girlfriend)
She’s the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
(Girlfriend)
I’ve never seem to get a lot
(What she got in another land)
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I’m hoping it’s going to come true
But there’s not a lot I can do
Hey
Papararam pano daram no no no
Papararam pano daram no no no
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