This house goes on sale ev'ry Wednesday morning
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And taken off the market in the afternoon.
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You can buy a piece of it if you want to
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It's been good to me if it's been good for you.
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Take the grand look now the fire is burning
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Is 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 came to see the house at all.
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Careful up the stairs, a few are missing
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I haven't had the time to make repairs
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First step is the hardest one to master
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Last one I'm not really sure is there.
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This room here once had childish laughter
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And I come back to hear it now and again
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I can't say that I'm certain what you're after
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But in this room, a part of you will remain.
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Second floor, the lady sleeps in waiting
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Past the lantern, tiptoe in its glance
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In the room the soft brown arms of shadow
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This room the hardest one to pass.
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How much will you pay to live in the attic?
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The shavings off your mind are the only rent
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I left some would there if you thought you couldn't
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Or if the shouldn't that you've bought has been spent.
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This house goes on sale ev'ry Wednesday morning
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And taken off the market in the afternoon.
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You can buy a piece of it if you want to
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It's been good for me if it's been good for you.
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THE HOUSE SONG
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| Peter, Paul & Mary |
