Tom Lehrer - The old dope peddler

When the ^Cshades of ^Bb7night are ^A7falling, Comes a ^Dmfellow ^G7ev'ryone ^Cknows, It's the ^C#dimold dope ^Dmpeddler, C G7 C G7 c G7 Spreading joy wherever he goes. Ev'ry ^Cevening ^Bb7you will ^A7find him, A-^Dmround our ^G7neighbor^Chood. It's the ^C#dimold dope ^Dmpeddler C G7 c c7 Doing well by doing good.

He ^Fgives the kids free ^Emsamples, Be-^Dmcause he knows full ^Cwell That to-^Dmday's young ^G7innocent faces ^A7 Will be to-^D7morrow's clientel^Dm7e. ^G7 Here's a ^Ccure for ^Bb7all your ^A7troubles, Here's an ^Dmend to ^G7all dis-^Ctress. It's the old ^C#dimdope p^Dmeddler With his ^Cpowdered ^G7ha-happi^Cness.