Thursday, November 16, 2023

"Your Grim Stevedores"

Well all these people in my heart
Who I fell in love with, but never out
They linger never paying rent, and keeping up
the management, they're bad for business
there's no doubt - put them out
put them out right now

There's no room in my heart
no vacancy at all
You have booked the whole hotel
and your grim stevedores
are dragging in your steamer trunks
And I am trying my best to help

And I will help you settle in
and I have turned down every room
nothing but the personal touch
I'm most hands-on solicitous
for such a precious guest as you

There's no room in my heart
no vacancy at all
you have booked the whole hotel
and your grim stevedores
Are dragging in your steamer trunks
And they don't seem to want my help

You'll settle into cleanest sheets
Your pillow mint, melting in your pillow mouth
Down my office, I turn in
And flip the vacant light to out

While out my window, cross the courtyard
I see the flicker in your room
And you'll be blasting your tv
But there'll be no complaint, you see
All the help is gone but me
And all the guests are gone but you

There's no room in my heart
no vacancy at all
You have booked the whole hotel
And your grim stevedores
Are dragging in your steamer trunks
And they might kick me out as well 

'Cause there's no room in my heart
No vacancy at all
You have booked the whole hotel
And your grim stevedores
Have all gone back to their long shores
They have left you in my charge
And you have put me in your spell

There's no room in my heart
No vacancy at all
You have booked the whole hotel
All your grim stevedores
Have all gone back to their long shores
And I will keep you very well

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