Carly Simon Lyrics
You're so Vain

You walked into the party,
Like you were walkin' onto a yacht.
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye,
Your scarf, it was apricot.
You had one eye on the mirror,
As you watched yourself Gavotte [4] .
And all the girls dreamed,
That they'd be your partner,
They'd be your partner, and...

You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
You're so vain (you're so vain),
I'll bet you think this song is about you.
Don't you? Don't you?

You had me several years ago,
When I was still quite naive.
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair,
And that you would never leave.
But you gave away the things you loved,
And one of them was me.
I had some dreams,
They were clouds in my coffee,
Clouds in my coffee, and...

You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
You're so vain (you're so vain),
I'll bet you think this song is about you.
Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?

[Instrumental break.]

I had some dreams,
They were clouds in my coffee,
Clouds in my coffee, and...

You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
You're so vain (you're so vain),
I'll bet you think this song is about you.
Don't you? Don't you?

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga [5] ,
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And your horse, naturally, won.
Then you flew your Learjet [6] up to Nova Scotia,
To see the total eclipse of the sun.
Well, you're where you should be all the time,
And when you're not,
You're with some underworld spy,
Or the wife of a close friend,
Wife of a close friend, and...

You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
You're so vain (so vain),
I'll bet you think this song is about you.
Don't you? Don't you? Don't you, now?

You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
[Fade.]
You're so vain,
You probably think this song is about you.
You're so vain...


[YOU'RE SO VAIN [1] ]
[Written by: Carly Simon-1973.]
[Performed by: Carly Simon [2] -1973.]
[Appears on: No Secrets-1972, The Best of Carly Simon-1975 & (Bonus
Track)-1991, You're So Vain-1981, Singers & Songwriters: 40 Hits-1990*, AM
Gold: (1973)-1992* [3] , Masterpieces-1993*, Clouds in My Coffee-1995, The
Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better-1998, Women & Song-2000*,
Platinum & Gold Collection-2003, 100 Hits: Women-2007*, et al.
(*Compilation of various artists.)]

[1] This song spawned a guessing game among the public as to whom Simon was
referring. Was it her husband, James Taylor, or actor Warren Beatty, or
rocker Mick Jagger, or was the song's despicable character a composite of
all three? Simon never fessed up for sure. Also, "You're So Vain, earned
her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

[2] Covered by: Ronnie Aldrich & His Two Pianos, David Axelrod, BB Band,
Chimira, Daryll-Ann, Monica Herzig, James Last, Gerry McGee, Liza Minnelli,
Shima, et al.

[3] Transcribed from the track on this album.

[4] The Gavotte (also Gavot or Gavote) originated as a French folk dance,
taking its name from the Gavot people of the Pays de Gap region of
Dauphiné, France, where the dance originated.

[5] Saratoga Race Course is a famous horse-racing track in Saratoga Springs,
New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest
organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States.

[6] Learjet is a manufacturer of personal and business jets for civilian and
military use. It was founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear Jr.
as Swiss American Aviation Corporation.