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THE HOUSE SONG
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(Bannard/Stookey)
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This house goes on sale every Wednesday mornin'
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It's taken off the market in the afternoon
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You can buy a part of it if you want too
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It's been good for, it'll be good for you
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Take a brand look now, the fire is burnin'
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It's that your reflection on the wall
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I can show you this room and some others
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If you care to see this house at all
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Careful up the stairs, a few are missin'
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I haven't had the time to make repairs
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The first one is th hardest one to master
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The last one I'm not really sure is there
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This room once rang with childish laughter
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I come back to hear it now and again
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I don't know why you're here or what you're after
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But in this room, a part of you remains
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Second floor, a lady slipped and waiting
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Pass the lantern, tiptoe in its glance
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In this room a soft brown arms of shadows
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This room is the hardest one to pass
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THE HOUSE SONG
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Scott Walker |