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'd 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 hell with 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