Lyrics

VERSE:
There was a lady in lace
Plucked a big double bass
But she wanted somebody to play with
She met a soprano
Who played the piano
And was looking for someone to stay with
So they rented a house
That had a musical mouse
Who was often heard bowing the cello
And living next door
Was a Doctor A. Bore
Who strummed banjo and sang No he bellowed

CHORUS:
They live this side of heaven
They start the music at seven
Just this side of heaven
They sing and dance way past eleven

VERSE:
The doc had a friend
Who lived just round the bend
And could sure blow those notes on the tuba clear
And a cousin of his
Spent his days with the fish
But at night he played flute in his scuba gear
And he knew a girl
Who called herself Pearl
And could play any song on accordion
She said, "I've got an uncle
Who lives in a trunk'll
Play guitar but he can't afford one

VERSE:
So they passed round a hat
And imagine that
They had money to buy a guitar
Pearl's son had a drum
They found a hobo who hummed
And decided he might be a big star
So they rented a hall
With spotlights and all
Sold tickets for one dollar twenty
But the music they made
Though sure to amaze
Had mistakes double plus plenty


Karl Williams (ASCAP)/ Shawn Drain (ASCAP)

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