“The Same House As Me”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1987
Found in: Australia
Description
The singer claims that "Many a man... would hang [himself] up... If [he] had half as much trouble as me." He and his wife have a young girl as a lodger; one night, coming home drunk from a concert, the singer goes to sleep in her bed. Mayhem follows.
References
- Meredith/Covell/Brown, pp. 269-270, "The Same House As Me" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, MCB269
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