Landlord's Lullaby (Maxine Parshall and Charlie Ipcar) Close your eyes my sleepy tenants As you sign your rent contract Kiss goodbye your rent deposit For you'll never get it back Go to sleep my little tenants Though the gas is leaking fast Lay your head upon the pillow This night's sleep may be your last Though the roof is rather leaky And paper's peeling off the wall And there's plaster on your bedspread Be thankful there's a wall at all Though the furnace is erratic And the wiring seems decayed Come the morn you'll be evicted And your homestead blown away words Copyright Parshall and Ipcar tune: Hobo's Lullaby SOF
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