The Old D**e Peddler(Live) (Live)-Tom Lehrer

[ti:The Old D**e Peddler] [ar:Tom Lehrer] [al:In Concert] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Old D**e Peddler - Tom Lehrer [00:00.64]You are no doubt familiar with songs [00:02.21]About the old lamplighter [00:03.43]And the old umbrella man [00:04.54]And the old garbage collector and all [00:06.05]These lovable old characters [00:06.93] [00:08.14]Who go around spreading sweetness [00:09.52]And light to their respective communities [00:11.02]But it's always seemed [00:12.22]To me that there is one member of this happy band [00:14.74]Who does an equally splendid job [00:15.96] [00:16.53]But who has never been properly recognized [00:18.45]In song or story [00:19.59]And this is an attempt to remedy [00:20.77] [00:21.30]At least in part that deplorable situation [00:23.34] [00:29.30]When the shades of night are falling [00:32.54] [00:33.49]Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows [00:36.92] [00:37.64]It's the old d**e peddler [00:41.80]Spreading joy wherever he goes [00:45.53] [00:48.51]Ev'ry evening you will find him [00:51.71] [00:52.64]Around our neighborhood [00:55.52] [00:56.22]It's the old d**e peddler [01:00.29]Doing well by doing good [01:04.03]He gives the kids free samples [01:06.34] [01:06.92]Because he knows full well [01:08.68] [01:09.30]That today's young innocent faces [01:12.32]Will be tomorrow's clientele [01:16.26] [01:17.45]Here's a cure for all your troubles [01:22.27]Here's an end to all distress [01:25.30] [01:26.01]It's the old d**e peddler [01:30.21]With his powdered ha-happiness