summertime in rhode island only place i wanna be oh oh the girls are stunning the girls are stunning and you know they re not too shy then listen to me well i m not talking bout la or any place in between only place i wanna be for the summer is right here in the northeast i saw a girl today with a yellow swim suit and a tan so fine it make you wanna lose your mind we roll up a fatty don t tell her daddy what were thinking of doing you couldn t say it in church or on tv but thats how you gotta roll when its summertime in rhode island only place i wanna be oh oh the girls are stunning the girls are stunning and you know they re not too shy yeah you know what i mean well i m not talking bout way down south their augusts are way too hot only place i wanna be for the summer is up here where the party don t stop i saw a girl today she was sitting on the dock in narragansett bay i came up behind her she wasn t a minor cuz i checked her id and just what did i see it said 1983 yeah that s good news for me summertime in rhode island only place i wanna be oh oh the girls are stunning the girls are stunning and you know they re not too shy yeah you know what i mean summertime in rhode island only place i wanna be oh summertime in rhode island it s the only place i d rather be cuz i can t wait to get her home skip the conversation i can t wait to get her alone cuz she comes from rhode island i can t wait to get her home skip the conversation i can t wait to take off her clothes cuz she comes from rhode island