Tall Buildings

Oh someday my baby, when I am a man

And others have taught me the best that they can

They’ll sell me a suit and cut off my hair

And send me to work in tall buildings.

 

So it’s goodbye to the sunshine.

Goodbye to the dew.

Goodbye to the flowers.

And goodbye to you.

I’m off to the subway.

I must not be late.

I’m going to work in tall buildings

 

Well, When I’m retired.

My life is my own.

I’ve made all my payments.

It’s time to go home.

I wonder what happened

Betwixt and between

I went to work in tall buildings.

 

So it’s goodbye to the sunshine.

Goodbye to the dew.

Goodbye to the flowers.

And goodbye to you.

I’m off to the subway.

I must not be late.

I’m going to work in tall buildings.

 

So it’s goodbye to the sunshine.

John Hartford

Goodbye to the dew.

Goodbye to the flowers.

And goodbye to you.

I’m off to the subway.

I must not be late.

I’m going to work in tall buildings.

 

John Hartford

Ah Rufus!

Rufus is a Tit Man

Words and Music: Loudon Wainwright III

Rufus is a tit man
Suckin’ on his mamma’s gland
Suckin’ on the nipple
It’s a sweeter than the ripple wine.
Yes its sweeter than the wine.
You can tell by the way the boy burps
that it’s gotta taste fine.

Marco Polo craved the spice and silk
And Rufus craves the mamma’s milk
No moo-cow no billy-goat
Is gonna get the baby’s vote.
Come on mamma,
Come on and open up your shirt
Yeah you’ve got the goods mamma
Give the little boy a squirt.

For my lungs and my liver
I do definitely fear.
I like to suck on cigarettes
And drink the wine and beer.
The doctor says I’m oral
Blblblbllla-a-a-a-a-.
And I believe it’s true.
Ah son you look so satisfied
I envy you.

So put Rufus on the left one
And put me right on the right
And like Romulus and Remus
We’ll suck all night.
Come on mamma
Come on and lactate awhile.
Yeah look down on us mamma
And flash us a Madonna smile.