The Old Dope Peddler
by Tom Lehrer
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When the shades of night are falling,
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Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows,
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It's the old dope peddler,
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Spreading joy wherever he goes.
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Ev'ry evening you will find him,
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A-round our neighborhood.
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It's the old dope peddler
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Doing well by doing good.
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He gives the kids free samples,
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Be-cause he knows full well
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That to-day's young innocent faces
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Will be to-morrow's clientele.
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Here's a cure for all your troubles,
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Here's an end to all dis-tress.
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It's the old dope peddler
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With his powdered ha-happiness.
