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Thread #62095   Message #1001900
Posted By: GUEST,hrothgleas@hotmail.com
14-Aug-03 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: In the boarding house...
Subject: Lyr Req: In the boarding house...
I only know part of these lyrics - any help out there?

(To the tune of 'Silver threads among the Gold')

In the boarding house where I live
Everything is full of mold
Grandma's hair fell in the butter
Silver threads among the gold

When the dog died, we had sausage -
When the cat died, catnip tea
When the landlord died, I left there
Spare ribs are too rich for me.


After that, the song moves on to a fire in a church -
I forget the next few lines, but it picks up with -

Holy smoke, yelled the choir
As it burned the preacher's hair -
Now his head is more like heaven.
There is no more parting there.

Thanks for the assist.