Key: E major
Intro 1
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The insect- headed worker-
Verse 1
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wife will hang her waspies on the line;
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The husband burns his paper,
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sucks his pipe while studying their cushion- floor;
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His viscous poly- paste
breath comes out,
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Their wall- paper world is
shattered by his shout,
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A boy in blue is busy banging out a
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headache on the kitchen door
Verse 2
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And all the while Graham slept on,
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do just what he wanted to
Verse 3
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
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We made that clear,
Verse 4
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
Interlude 1
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The young policeman who just
Verse 5
can't grow a
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mustache will open up his book,
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And spoil their breakfast with reports of
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Asians who have been so badly kicked
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Is this your son's wallet I've got here?
He must have dropped it
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after too much beer
Oh, officer, we can't believe our little
Verse 6
angel is the one you've picked
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And all the while Graham slept on,
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do just what he wanted to
Verse 7
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
Verse 8
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
Verse 9
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They never read those pamphlets in his bottom drawer,
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They never read that tattoo
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on his arm
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They thought that was just a boys club badge he wore,
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They never thought he'd do folks
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any harm
Interlude 2
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The insect- headed worker
Verse 10
wife will hang
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her waspies on the line;
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She's singing something stale and simple
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now this business has fizzled out;
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Her little tune is such a happy song
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Her son is innocent,
he can't do wrong,
'Cause dad's a judge and knows exactly
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what the job of judging's all about
Verse 11
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And all the while
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do just what he wanted to
Verse 12
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
Verse 13
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No thugs in our house, are there dear?
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We made that clear,
Verse 14
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No thugs in our house
No thugs in our house
Interlude 3
No thugs in our house, dear
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Verse 15
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No thugs in our house, woo
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No thugs in our house
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No thugs in our house, owh
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No thugs in our house
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No thugs in our house, woo
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No thugs in our house
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