The Lodger
Jake ThackrayVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
My landlady had three lovely daughters.
They used to come and make my bed each day
They used to come and clean my living quarters,
But their mother made quite sure they didn't stay.
There was Mary: she seemed chary;
There was Helen: she seemed well and truly sceptical
about my qualities;
There was Julie: she was truly well-proportioned, but her
Caution Brought exhaustion on my aching arteries.
But I was wrong: they weren't at all impervious
To the possibilities of high romance -
And I sensed a certain girlish nerviness
In the way they folded my pyjama pants.
And I was right, for late one night
Sweet little Mary, like a fairy,
As I lay sleeping, came a-creeping to my side.
She was mine: it was divine - but we were doomed, for very soon
Into the room came sister Helen, and she cried:
"Mary, go to bed!" Off Mary went.
"Now, young man," Helen said, "for your punishment,
"We mustn't have a fight, we mustn't make a row:
"Turn off the light - it's my turn now!"
Well, after all, I'm young and relatively vigorous,
And though I still protest my innocence,
By temperament I'm strictly un-polygamous,
And if I sinned, I sinned in self-defence.
Nevertheless I must confess I wouldn't miss that
sort of bliss And when it ended I was rendered comatose.
When, loud and clear, very near, in my ear a loud
voice spoke And I was awoken from my post-coital doze.
"Helen, go to bed!" Helen went away.
"Now, young man," Julie said, "you will have to pay!
"You've blighted Helen's charms, filched her purity.
"Open up your arms - come and filch me!"
I was amazed, and really rather tired;
I thought I'd given all that I could give.
A little kip was all that I desired,
But I'm British, so my upper lip was stiff.
She was chaotic, idiotic, quite exotic and ecstatic,
Acrobatic and emphatically fine.
All to no good, for when I could open my eyes, to my
surprise I found her mother looking into mine.
"Julie, go to bed!" Julie left the scene.
"Now listen, Ma," I said, "I know the old routine.
"I'll do what you like, but I shall be vexed
"And I'll bloody well go on strike if Grandma's next!"
Listen to the recording on youtube it's a nice simple tune
and fun to play for friends. This is my first attempt so any
comments or corrections welcome. cheers BigMick
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Readable chord sheet for The Lodger by Jake Thackray
[Am]My landlady had three lovely [E]daughters. They us[E]ed to come and make my bed each [Am]day They [Am]used to come and clean my living [E]quarters, But their [E]mother made quite sure they didn't [Am]stay. There was [F]Mary: she seemed chary; There was [C]Helen: she seemed well and truly [E]sceptical about my quali[Am]ties; There was [F]Julie: she was truly well-[C]proportioned, but her Caution Brought [E]exhaustion on my aching [Am]arteries. But I was [Am]wrong: they weren't at all im[E]pervious To the [E]possibilities of high rom[Am]ance - And I [Am]sensed a certain girlish [E]nerviness In the [E]way they folded my pyjama [Am]pants. And I was [F]right, for late one night Sweet little [C]Mary, like a fairy, As I lay [E]sleeping, came a-creeping to my [Am]side. She was [F]mine: it was divine - but we were [C]doomed, for very soon Into the [E]room came sister Helen, and she [Am]cried: "M[A]ary, go to [D]bed!" [E]Off Mary [A]went. "Now, [A]young man," Helen [D]said, "[E]for your punish[A]ment, "W[A]e mustn't have a [D]fight, we [E]mustn't make a [A]row: "T[A]urn off the [D]light - [E]it's my turn [Am]now!" Well, [Am]after all, I'm young and relatively [E]vigorous, And [E]though I still protest my [Am]innocence, By [Am]temperament I'm strictly un-po[E]lygamous, And if I [E]sinned, I sinned in self-[Am]defence. Neverthe[F]less I must confess I wouldn't[C] miss that sort of [E]bliss And when it ended I was rendered [Am]comatose. When, [F]loud and clear, very near, in my [C]ear a loud voice spoke And [E]I was awoken from my post-[Am]coital doze. "H[A]elen, go to [D]bed!" [E]Helen went a[A]way. "Now, [A]young man," Julie [D]said, "y[E]ou will have to [A]pay! [A]"You've blighted [D]Helen's cha[E]rms, filched her [A]purity. [A]"Open up [D]your arm[E]s - come and [Am]filch me!" I was [Am]amazed, and really rather [E]tired; I [E]thought I'd given all that I could [Am]give. A li[Am]ttle kip was all that I des[E]ired, But I'm [E]British, so my upper lip was [Am]stiff. She was [F]chaotic, idiotic, quite [C]exotic and ecstatic, Acro[E]batic and emphatically [Am]fine. All to [F]no good, for when I could open my [C]eyes, to my surprise I [E]found her mother looking into [Am]mine. "J[A]ulie, go to [D]bed!" [E]Julie left the [A]scene. "Now [A]listen, Ma," I [D]said, "I [E]know the old [A]routine. [A]"I'll do what you [D]like, but I s[E]hall be [A]vexed "And I'll [A]bloody well go on [D]strike if [E]Grandma's [Am]next!" Listen to the recording on youtube it's a nice simple tune and fun to play for friends. This is my first attempt so any comments or corrections welcome. cheers BigMick