Stan Rogers - Yeastcake Jones lyrics

When the Joneses first were married In the days before the war Times were good and things were half the price they are today His missus ran to meet him When she heard him at the door And this is what the neighbors heard them say I've been so very lonesome All the time you were away With just the cat to talk to and I have so much to say Then she would call him darling one And he would murmur "Hun" While she coyly held her hand out for the mun But this did not continue long For when the baby came Suddenly poor Jones was left entirely in the cold And walking the Linoleum Soon got him pretty tame He did exactly just as he was told He felt so very lonesome Pacing up and down the floor And wished he wasn't married and a bachelor once more But when she called him "Daddy" He would proudly answer "Mum" And hand across the cherished weekly sum In ones and twos they came along And things were getting tight For now you see he has to feed a family of eight They keep him busy all day long And wakeful half the night To keep the monthly payments up to date Yet we feel we must admire him For the way he struggles through He's such a happy fellow and is seldom ever blue And the neighbors call him "Yeastcake" Though his proper name is Joe Just because he works so hard to raise the dough