| My band of soaks, my den of dissolute's,
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| My dirty jokes, my always pissed as newts.
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| My sons of whores spend there lives in my inn,
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| Homing pigeons homing in
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| They fly through my doors,
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| And they crawl out on all fours.
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| Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
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| And meet the best innkeeper in town.
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| As for the rest, all of 'em crooks:
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| Rooking their guests and crooking the books.
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| Seldom do you see
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| Honest men like me.
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| A gent of good intent
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| Who's content to be.
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| Master of the house, doling out the charm,
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| Ready with a handshake and an open palm.
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| Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
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| Customers appreciate a bon-viveur.
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| Glad to do a friend a favor
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| Doesn't cost me to be nice.
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| But nothing gets you nothing
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| Everything has got a little price!
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| Master of the house, keeper of the zoo,
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| Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two.
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| Watering the wine, making up the weight,
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| Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
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| Everybody loves a landlord
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| Everybody's bosom friend
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| I do whatever pleases Jesus!
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| Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
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| Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye,
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| Never wants a passerby to pass him by.
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| Servant to the poor, butler to the great,
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| Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
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| Everybody's boon companion,
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| Everybody's chaperone.
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| But lock up your valises Jesus!
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| Won't I skin you to the bone!
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| Food beyond compare.
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| Food beyond belief
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| Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef,
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| Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat.
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| Filling up the sausages with this and that
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| Residents are more than welcome.
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| Bridal suite is occupied,
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| Reasonable charges.
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| Plus some little extras on the side! |
| (Oh Santa!)
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| Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice,
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| Two percent for looking in the mirror twice.
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| Here a little slice, there a little cut,
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| Three percent for sleeping with the window shut.
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| When it comes to fixing prices,
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| There are a lot of tricks I knows.
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| How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus!
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| It's amazing how it grows!
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| (Oh, sorry love Let's get something done about that)
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| I used to dream that I would meet a prince,
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| But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
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| Master of the house?
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| Isn't worth my spit!
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| Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong shit!
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| Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire,
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| Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there.
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| What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse,
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| God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!
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| Master of the house!
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| Master and a half!
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| Comforter, philosopher
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| Don't make me laugh!
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| Servant to the poor, butler to the great,
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| Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
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| Everybody bless the landlord!
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| Everybody bless his spouse!
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| Everybody raise a glass,
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| Raise it up the master's arse.
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| Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House! |