YES, MR. ROGERS
(Shel Silverstein / Fred Koller)


Bobby Bare - 1976
Shel Silverstein - 1980



        

Yes, Mr. Rogers, I'm livin' in sin with your daughter
No, Mr. Rogers, we don't have separate rooms
Mr. Rogers, I guess you could use one more scotch and water
Gee, Mr. Rogers, do you have to be leavin' so soon

No, Mr. Rogers, I ain't found work but I'm lookin'
I'm sure, Mr. Rogers, you must have heard times are tight
Yes, Mr. Rogers, she works and I do the cookin'
No, Mr. Rogers, I won't step outside and fight

And I hope that Mrs. Rogers cold gets better
Maybe she could phone sometime or write her daughter a letter

No, Mr. Rogers, but thanks a lot for the offer
If she wanted a ring, I think I could buy one myself
But you see that she's pleased with the plain string of beads I got her
So you see, Mr. Rogers, your daughter ain't a-goin' to hell

And I hope that Mrs. Rogers cold gets better
Maybe she could phone sometime or maybe write her daughter a letter

Yeah, Mr. Rogers, I'm a-livin' in sin with your daughter
No, Mr. Rogers, we don't have separate rooms
Mr Rogers, I guess you could use one more scotch and water
Gee, Mr. Rogers, do you have to be leavin' so soon
Hey, Mr. Rogers, do you have to be leavin' so soon






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2013)