[Intro - Four-part harmony] (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Bowling! Bowling! [Verse 1 - Lead melody] Every Tuesday night at seven-thirty sharp I tell my darling wife I'm heading to the lanes She packs my duffel bag and kisses me goodbye But fellas, let me tell you where I really go [Pre-Chorus - Harmony builds] (Where does he go? Where does he go?) I sneak on down to... [Chorus - Full four-part] The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Where harmony never stops (Never stops!) We're singing tags until the morning light My wife thinks I'm at bowling every Tuesday night! (Bowl-bowl-bowling!) The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Four fellas reaching for the top (For the top!) We're locked and ringing, everything's just right My wife thinks I'm at bowling every Tuesday night! [Verse 2 - Lead melody] I've got my striped vest hidden in my car My boater hat is stashed behind the spare She thinks those calluses are from my bowling ball But really they're from snapping to the beat! [Pre-Chorus - Harmony] (Snap-snap! Snap-snap!) We're headed to... [Chorus - Full four-part] The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Where harmony never stops (Never stops!) We're singing tags until the morning light My wife thinks I'm at bowling every Tuesday night! (Bowl-bowl-bowling!) The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Four fellas reaching for the top (For the top!) We're locked and ringing, everything's just right My wife thinks I'm at bowling every Tuesday night! [Bridge - Tenor and Bass trade] She said, "Honey, how's your average?" (Going up, dear, going up!) "Did you beat the other team?" (We killed 'em, dear, we killed 'em!) "Your shoes smell fresh for bowling shoes!" (That's because they're wingtips, baby!) [Key change setup] (Ooh, she's getting suspicious!) (Better sing a little louder!) [Final Chorus - Key up, full energy] The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Where harmony never stops (Never stops!) We're singing tags until the morning light My wife thinks I'm at bowling every Tuesday night! (Bowl-bowl-bowling!) The barbershop! (The barbershop!) Four fellas reaching for the top (For the top!) [Tag - Slow, stretched harmony] Someday I'll tell her the truth, I swear I might... (Might... might... might...) But probably she'll just think I'm... Bowl-bowl-bowl-bowl-bowling! [Final chord - Ringing resolution] (Every Tuesday night!) (Ding!)
