DON'T JUMP OFF THE ROOF, DAD

Homer & Jethro - 1961
Tommy Cooper - 1961


Daddy came home from work tired 
His boss had been driving him mad. 
The kids were all shouting, the dog bit him too 
His dinner was nothing but boiled over stew. 

I guess it was then he decided 
Up to the rooftop he'd go 
He was about to jump off when 
The kids started howling below 

'Don't jump off the roof, Dad 
You'll make a hole in the yard 
Mother's just planted petunias 
The weeding and seeding was hard 

If you must end it all, Dad 
Won't you please give us a break 
Just take a walk down the park, Dad 
And there you can jump in the lake.'