It's a Privilege to Pee

(Cm)"Times are hard."

"Our (Fm)cash is tight."

"You've (G)got no right!"

I've heard it all (Cm)before.

"Just this once" is (Fm)once too much,

for (G)once they've onced, they'll want to once once (Cm)more.

(Fm7)I run the only (Bb9)toilet in this (Ebmaj7)part of town,

you (Abmaj7)see, so (Dm7)if you've got to go,

you've got to (Dm)go (D7)through (G)me!

It's a privilege to (Cm)pee.

(Cm)Water's (G7)worth its (Cm)weight in gold,

these days.

I No more (G)bathrooms (Cm)like the olden days.

(Fm)I You come here and (Cm)pay a fee

and for the (G7)privilege (Cm)to pee.

Twenty years we've had the (Cm)drought,

(Cm)and our (G7)(Cm)reservoirs have all dried up.

I take my (G)baths now (Cm)in a coffee cup.

(Fm)I boil what's left of (Cm)it for tea,

and it's a (G7)privilege (Cm)to pee.

Twenty years we've had the (Cm)pee!

The (Cm)(G)(Cm)politicians in their (Fm7)wisdom saw that there should (G7)be a law.

The (Cm)(G7)(Cm)politicians taxed the (Fm7)toilets, and made (Cm)illegal public (Dm7)urination

(Fm)and (Cm)defecation.

(Fm7)So, come and give your coins to (Cm)me.

(Ab)Write your name here in the (Cm)record book.

(Fm7)The authorities will (Cm)want to look

(Ab)if you've been regular with (Cm)me,

(Fm7)if you've paid the proper (Cm)fee

for the privilege to (Cm)pee.

You think you've got some kind of right?

You think you'll come in here and go for free?

Only thing you'll get is "no" for free!

I'm a bus'ness gal, you (Cm)see.

(C5)I sell the (Fm)privilege to (C5)pee!

The (Cm)good (Fm6)Lord (Cm)made us so we'd (Fm)piss each day,

until we (G)piss away.

The (Cm)good (Fm)Lord (Cm)made sure that what (Fm7)goes in men must soon come (Cm)out again,

so you're no (Dm7)diff'rent, then,

from lowly (Cm)me.