The Old Dope Peddler

Album: Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
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  • When the shades of night are falling
    Comes a fellow everyone knows
    It's the old dope peddler
    Spreading joy wherever he goes
    Every evening you will find him
    Around our neighborhood
    It's the old dope peddler
    Doing well by doing good

    He gives the kids free samples
    Because he knows full well
    That today's young innocent faces
    Will be tomorrow's clientele
    Here's a cure for all your troubles
    Here's an end to all distress
    It's the old dope peddler
    With his powdered happiness Writer/s: Tom Lehrer
    Publisher: Public Domain
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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