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Artist: Irving Berlin
Canonical path: /irving-berlin/homework
Related lyric paths: 6
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Homework
Read Homework lyrics by Irving Berlin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Homework
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[Verse:]
I'm so tired of working in an office
And it's making me blue
There is work that don't require an office
That I'm anxious to do
[1st refrain:]
Homework, I want to do homework
Instead of an office, I want to work home
Staying at home and crocheting
And meekly obeying
The guy who comes home
A cozy kitchen to be in there pitchin'
Is the thing I'm longing to do
To be there learning when a steak needs turning
And just what goes into a stew
Homework, I want to do homework
A genius who sits and plans with pots and pans at home
A genius who bakes a pie that keeps a guy at home
[2nd refrain:]
Homework, I want to do homework
Instead of an office, I want to work home
Messing around with French dressing
And slightly impressing
The guy who comes home
I long to settle with a steaming kettle
And a frying pan and a pot
And be the keeper of a carpet sweeper
That's the one ambition I've got
Homework, I want to do homework
A genius who has a way that makes him stay at home
A genius who has what takes that makes or breaks a home
[3rd refrain:]
Homework, I want to do homework
Instead of an office, I want to work home
Patching his trousers and matching
The part that keeps scratching
The guy who comes home
A table wiper who can change a diaper
Is the thing I'd like to be best
And be the master of a mustard plaster
When the cold goes down to his chest
Homework, I want to do homework
A genius who does her part so he don't start to roam
A genius who earns her keep that makes him sleep at home
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