The Old Dope Peddler Lyrics

by Tom Lehrer
When the shades of night are falling,
Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows,
It's the old dope peddler,
Spreading joy wherever he goes.
Ev'ry evening you will find him,
A-round our neighborhood.
It's the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good.
He gives the kids free samples,
Be-cause he knows full well
That to-day's young innocent faces
Will be to-morrow's clientele.
Here's a cure for all your troubles,
Here's an end to all dis-tress.
It's the old dope peddler
With his powdered ha-happiness.