Malvina Reynolds - The Faucets Are Dripping lyrics

The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer He'd rather you move than to put in a washer The faucets are dripping, they sound in my ears The tap in the bathroom's been running for years The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York There's a wild streak of green in the sink in the kitchen It comes from the rill trickling out of the plumbing The streams from the mountains, the pools from the lea All run from my faucet and down to the sea The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer You can't ask the landlord to mend the old stairs He takes in the rents and he lives in Miami Where faucets don't drip and there's sun everywheres The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York The faucets are dripping, the landlord's content With every new tenant he raises the rent The buildings can crumble, the tenants can cry There's a shortage of housing, you'll live there or die The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York They're building some buildings and fine city centers It's sure working hard on the low-income renters They're jammed into rooms with the rat and the fly Where the faucets all drip and the floor's never dry The faucets are dripping in old New York City The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity The reservoir's drying because it's supplying The faucets that drip in New York