Susie Baker

Words and Music © 1972 by Howard Ashby Kranz

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1. I’m sweeping the carpet for Susie Baker

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She’s Bill’s secretary and probably someone’s girl

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and I’ve never met her, but her ash tray

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is lumpy and plain, not the kind that she deserves.

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2. The smile on her desk drawer is Susie Baker.

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It’s Salem she smokes; she’s my American dream.

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And Bill works for the FBI or something.

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Her mittens are fuzzy, and the stripes are green

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Bridge: Da da da da da Susie Baker

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3. The telephone’s ringing for Susie Baker

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Maybe it’s that man she fired for being crazy

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J. Edgar Hoover, please authorize me

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I wish I could answer, just to say that she’s not there.

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Coda: Da da da da da da da da da

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J. Edgar Hoover, Susie Baker.