Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street, got in my nose
As we carried our ladders down the street with the wrought-iron gate rows
I went home and listened to 
Jimmie Rodgers in my lunch-break
Bought five woodbines at the shop on the corner
And went straight back to work
Oh, Sam was up on top and 
I was on the bottom with the 
VWe went for lemonade and 
Paris buns at the shop and broke for tea
I collected from the lady and 
I cleaned the fanlight inside-out
I was blowing saxophone on the weekend in that down joint
What's my line? 
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time, 
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide, 
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows, number thirty-six
I heard Leadbelly and 
Blind Lemon on the street where 
I was born
Sonny Terry, 
Brownie Mc
Gee, Muddy 
Waters singin', "I'm a Rolling Stone"
I went home and read my 
Christmas 
Humphreys' book on 
ZenCuriosity killed the cat, 
Kerouac's '
Dharma Bums' and '
On The Road'
What's my line? 
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time, 
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide, 
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows
What's my line? 
I'm happy cleaning windows
Will I take my time? 
I'll see you when my love grows
Don't let it slide, 
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows