| The lawns grow plush in the hinterlands | |
| The perfect little setting for the one night stands | |
| The drapes are drawn and the lights are out | |
| It's the time to put in practice what you've dreamed about | |
| Well she can show you what you must do | |
| To be more like people better than you | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she'll let you know | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she tells you so | |
| Girls grow tops to go topless in | |
| While we sit and count the hairs that blossom from our chins | |
| Our voices change at a rapid pace | |
| I could start a song a tenor and then end as bass | |
| Choose your partners everyone | |
| If you hesitate the good ones are gone | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she'll let you know | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she tells you so | |
| Dance laugh wine dine and talk and sing | |
| But those cannot replace what is the real thing | |
| It's a lot like playing the violin | |
| You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin | |
| So amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she'll let you know | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she tells you so | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she'll let you know | |
| Amateur hour goes on and on | |
| When you turn pro you know she tells you so |