| Perfect lady housewife her totally detached
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| Sepulcher is painted white it’s antique suite unscratched
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| A veritable show case it shines like a new pin
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| Everything is in its place
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| And there’s a place for everything, everything
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| That’s the way it’s gotta be, hey
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| Count them up and know the score
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| Foot upon the parquet makes her awfully vexed
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| Onset of vile anarchy oh Lord, whatever’s next
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| Messiness is no excuse it’s showing no respect
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| Random factor introduced
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| Just goes and spoils the whole effect
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| That’s the way it’s gotta be, yeah
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| Count them up and know the score
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| Efficient official his patience overtaxed
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| Don’t these people know that rules can never be relaxed
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| He could be humanized, you would never imagine
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| Everyone is categorized
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| And there’s a place for everything
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| That’s the way it’s gotta be, yeah
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| Count them up and know the score
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| Come on the floor
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| You can read it anyway, yeah
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| Count them up and know the score
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| Get down the score
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| That’s the way it’s gotta be, yeah
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| Gotta be |