MRS. CRANDALL'S BOARDING HOUSE C Time, C# (Capo 1)

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IN THE BOARDING HOUSE I LIVE IN, EVERY THING WAS GROWING OLD

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SILVER THREADS AMONG THE BUT-TER AND THE CHEESE WAS GREEN WITH MO-HO-HOLD

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WHEN THE DOG DIED WE HAD SAUSAGES, WHEN THE CAT DIED, CAT-NIP TEA.

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WHEN THE LANDLORD DIED, I LEFT THERE, SPARE RIBS WERE TO MUCH FOR ME-HE-HE

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OH, MY DEAR MISSUS CRANDALL, I THINK I LIKE YOU A LOT. I

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LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE, QUIET AS A MOUSE, SOME DAY, YOU'LL BE CA-HAU-HAUGHT.

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GIRLS CAN NEVER CHANGE THEIR NATURE, IT IS QUITE BE-YOND THEIR REACH

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MISSUS CRANDALL IS A LEMON, SHE CAN NEVER BE A PEACH. BUT THE

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LAW OF COMP-EN-SA-TION, IS THE ONE I AL-WAYS PREACH

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YOU CAN AL-WAYS SQUEEZE A LEMON BUT HAVE YOU TRIED TO SQUEEZE A PE-HE-HEACH?

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THE TRAIN WAS STANDING AT THE STATION, I WAS RUSHING FULL OF CARE

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BUT I STEPPED ON HER CAT AND STUMBLED, AND FELL HEADLONG DOWN THE STA-HA-HAIRS.

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MISSUS CRANDALL CAME UP TO ME, "DID YOU MISS THE STEP, MY SON?"

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"NO," SAYS I, "MY DEAR LAND LADY, I HIT EV-E-RY BL-OOD-Y WA-HA-HUN!"