I had the shit till it all got smoked   I kept the promise till the vow got broke   I had to drink from the lovin’ cup.   I stood on the bank till the river rose up.   I saw the bride in her wedding gown   I was in the house when the house burned down.      I may be old and I may be bent,   But I had the money till it all got spent.   I had the money till they made me pay,   Then I had the sense to be on my way.   I had to stay in the underground   I was in the house when the house burned down.      (Chorus)   I was in the house when the house burned down,   I met the man with the thorny crown   I helped him carry his cross through town,   I was in the house when the house burned down.      (Repeat Chorus)      I had the shit till it all got smoked   I kept the promise till the vow got broke   I had to drink from the lovin’ cup.   I stood on the bank till the river rose up.   I saw the bride in her wedding gown   I was in the house when the house burned down.