The Irish Rovers Mrs. Crandalls Boarding House song lyrics

In the boarding house I live in, Everything was growing old;

Silver threads among the butter, And the cheese was green with mold.

When the dog died we had sausages; When the cat died catnip tea.

When the landlord died I left there, Spareribs were too much for me.

Oh my Dear Missus Crandall, I think I like you a lot;

I live in your house, Quiet as a mouse,

Some day you'll be caught.

Girls can never change their nature,

It is well beyond their reach;

Missus Crandall is a lemon, She can never be a peach

But the law of compensation is the one I always preach;

You can always squeeze a lemon, Have you tried to squeeze a peach?

Oh my Dear Missus Crandall, I think I like you a lot;

I live in your house, Quiet as a mouse,

Some day you'll be caught.

My train was in the station, I was rushing full of care;

But I stepped on her cat and stumbled, And fell headlong down the stairs.

Missus Crandall came up to me, "Did you miss a step, me son?"

"No,"My dear landlady, I hit every bloomin' one

Oh my Dear Missus Crandall, I think I like you a lot;

I live in your house, Quiet as a mouse,

Some day you'll be caught.