Intro:
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#1:
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Brother Nigel paints the stairs with the signs of the Zodiac
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Throws paint in the mirror as he stands in his plastic mac
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Sister Emma rides a zebra round and round the garden
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Spends the whole day sayin' I beg your pardon
Chorus:
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Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry
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This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it ..
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reaches up to the sky
#2:
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Uncle Joe cracks walnuts in-between his toes for fun and..
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looks through coloured glass at the dark spots on the sun and
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Mary, she believes that her mother was a queen, keeps
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Saying, you just missed him, King Solomon's just been
Chorus:
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Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry
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This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it ..
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reaches up to the sky
Instrumental:
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Chorus:
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Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry
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This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it ..
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reaches up to the sky
#3:
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Cousin Festus writes a letter each and ev'ry single day, he ..
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believes that writin' letters keeps the Asian Flu away, I've ..
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got a reservation, I was given it for free, cos' ..
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I killed all the flies in the state of Tennessee
Chorus:
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Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry
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This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it ..
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reaches up to the sky
Outro:
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I'm comin', I'm comin'
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Please, save a place for me
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Wo-oh, I'm comin
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Wo-oh, I'm comin', babe
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Wo-oh, I'm comïn', babe