Mailman Blues - Malvina Reynolds

Here comes the mailman, I love to see him on his way

Here comes the mailman, love to see him on his way

What kind of goodies does he carry in his bag today?

Here comes the mailman with the hair and beads

Here comes the mailman with the hair and beads

What’s he got this morning?

Everything a good girl needs

Bag on his shoulder, full of the lord knows what

Bag on his shoulder, full of the lord knows what

My pay check isn’t heavy, the junk weighs an awful lot

Bag on his shoulder, what’s in there heaven only knows

Bag on his shoulder, what’s in there heaven only knows:

Letter from the tax man, bill for my worn-out clothes

Bag on his shoulder, it weighs the mailman down

Bag on his shoulder, it weighs the mailman down

Story in the paper, telling how the world goes round

Good morning Mr. Mailman, how come they blame the mess on you

Good morning Mr. Mailman, how come they blame the mess on you

They cut off all the money, you have to do the work for two

There’s a lot of talk talk, talk about economy

There’s a lot of talk talk, talk about economy

Cut down on the mail force, hand-outs to the ITT

Talk in the journal, talk in the daily news

Talk in the journal, talk in the daily news

Talk gets mighty heavy, that’s why I got the mailman blues

Here comes the mailman, I love to see him on his way

Here comes the mailman, love to see him on his way

What kind of goodies does he carry in his bag to-day?

Here comes the mailman with the hair and beads

Here comes the mailman with the hair and beads

What’s he got this morning?

Everything a good girl needs