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[Verse 1]
       Em       A       D       Bm
In the boarding house I lived in
     Em        A       D
Everything was growing old
       F#7               Bm
Silver threads among the butter
        E                     A7
And the cheese was green with mold
         Em       A      D       Bm
When the dog died we had sausages
         Em       A      D
When the cat died catnip tea
         F#7             Bm
When the landlord died I left there
E                   A7
Spare ribs were too much for me

[Chorus]
D                 Em
Oh my dear Missus Crandall
  A7                 D
I think I like you a lot
  F#7                 Bm
I lived in your house quiet as a mouse
Em                 G A7
Some day you'll be caught

[Verse 2]
               Em    A            D     Bm
Well girls can never change their nature
      Em      A          D
It is quite beyond their reach
       F#7           Bm
Missus Crandall is a lemon
        E          A7
She can never be a peach
        Em     A     D     Bm
But the law of compensation
       Em    A      D
Is the one I always preach
        F#7              Bm
You can always squeeze a lemon
         E                  A7
Have you tried to squeeze a peach

[Chorus]
D                 Em
Oh my dear Missus Crandall
  A7                 D
I think I like you a lot
  F#7                 Bm
I lived in your house quiet as a mouse
Em                 G A7
Some day you'll be caught

[Verse 3]
              Em       A      D      Bm
The train was standing at the station
      Em      A       D
I was rushing full of care
       F#7                      Bm
When I tripped on her cat and I stumbled
    E             A7
And fell headlong down the stairs
       Em       A       D    Bm
Missus Crandall came up to me
         Em     A        D
"Did you miss a step, me son"
        F#7                Bm
"No," I says, "me dear landlady
  E                  A7
I hit every bloomin' one"

[Chorus]
D                 Em
Oh my dear Missus Crandall
  A7                 D
I think I like you a lot
  F#7                 Bm
I lived in your house quiet as a mouse
Em                 G A7
Some day you'll be caught