I Was in the House When the House Burned Down

I had the shit till it all got smoked


I kept the promise till the vow got broke


I had to drink from the lovin' cup


I stood on the banks till the river rose up


I saw the bride in her wedding gown


I was in the house when the house burned down

I may be old and I may be bent


But I had the money till it all got spent


I had the money till they made me pay


Then I had the sense to be on my way


I had to stay in the underground


I was in the house when the house burned down

I was in the house when the house burned down


I met the Man with the thorny crown


I helped Him carry His cross through town


I was in the house when the house burned down

I was in the house when the house burned down


I met the Man with the thorny crown


I helped Him carry His cross through town


I was in the house when the house burned down

I had the shit till it all got smoked


I kept the promise till the vow got broke


I had to drink from the lovin' cup


I stood on the banks till the river rose up


I saw the bride in her wedding gown


I was in the house when the house burned down