Beware the naked man

Suddenly topical in Wellington, “Naked Man” is a song by Randy Newman, from his 1974 album Good Old Boys, and is performed here by the Grass Roots in 1975. The first verse and chorus go like this:

Old lady lost in the city

In the middle of a cold, cold night

It was fourteen below and the wind start to blow

There wasn’t a boy scout in sight

Pull down the shades cause he’s comin’

Turn out the lights cause he’s here

Runnin’ hard down the street [ . . . ]

Through the snow and the sleet

On the coldest night of the year

CHORUS

Beware, beware, beware of the Naked Man.