You can try every kind of suborning,*
But I'm giving you a warning--
I won't give the carpeting a steam.
Make the bed? Go on, dream (go on, dream).

Though it's grimy,
You can't bribe me
To clean the divan,
I'm only sweeping.

I will not budge when you try to pay me,
So you tell me that I'm lazy.
But I'm not listening to your spiel;
You try to welsh on our deal (on our deal):

You'd do seats and drapes
And carpets traipsed
And clean the walls;
I'm only sweeping.

Though you can try, you won't get me to do windows;
I've drawn the line.

I will get the cobwebs off the ceiling,
Giving them a sweepy peeling.

You do seats and drapes
And carpets traipsed--
Don't bust my balls,
I'm only sweeping.

Though you can try, you won't get me to do windows
I'll draw the blinds.

You can try every kind of suborning,
But I'm giving you a warning:
I cleave to the original deal,
So leave off the fawning spiel (fawning spiel).

Though it's slimy,
You can't bribe me
To clean out the can;
I'm only sweeping.


*bribing