| The roof started leaking and the stairs were squeaking
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| There was water running down the walls
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| So we took down the carpet, scrubbed down the parquet
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| And the drains overflowed in the hall
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| In the pub across the street it was two feet deep
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| And the chairs were floating away
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| In the Chinese store all the food was on the floor
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| And they were wondering who was going to pay
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| But it’s alright now, she said
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| I’m a little bit tired, a little bit wet
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| But it’s alright now, she said
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| Though I believe I have the Belsize Blues
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| Conrad’s bistro, the nights a go-go
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| With people talking over the flood
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| And Jenny from the newsdesk is looking at her shoes
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| Just to see is she’s avoided the mud
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| And Annie comes slowly with a pile of ravioli
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| Fried chicken and a soup of the day
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| Moving 'round the table, she’s a little Betty Grable
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| In the way she’s got her hair today
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| But I’m alright now, she said
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| I’m a little bit tired, a little bit wet
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| But I’m alright now, she said
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| Though I believe I got the Belsize Blues
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| Philadelphia seems like a part of my dreams
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| And I cannot believe that I held the sleeve of her coat
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| But now the night is clear as a chandelier
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| And the trees are turning the water into a moat
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| We finally got cleared and the neighbours disappeared
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| We were sitting down for a rest
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| When the TV blew and the lights all fused
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| And the wine spilled all over her dress
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| So I lit up a candle, poured up a brandy
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| I was trying to get into a groove
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| And I was kissing her on the chin when the roof fell in
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| And I decided I was going to move
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| But I’m alright now, she said
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| I’m a little bit tired, a little bit wet
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| But I’m alright now, she said
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| Though I believe I got the Belsize Blues
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| That’s as far as it goes now
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| Well, I don’t suppose |