There was a time, and now it's all gone by  When we two lived together, she and I  The way we were, was just the way to be  I cared for her, and she took care of me  And that arrangement seemed to work perfectly  The milkman rang the bell, I got out of bed  I opened up her purse, paid him what he said  I had a glass of milk, and back in bed I'd climb  You understand she was out working all the time  And so we lived, me and my little mouse  In that snug two by four where we kept house    That was a time, and now it's all gone by  When we were poor but happy, he and I  But when the day would bring no job to me  He'd curse and say how lazy can you be  I'll let him huff and puff  I've worked long enoguh  But when he drank too much, I'd get kinda grim  And shout the house down how I stood a clown like him  And then he'd turn around and try to bite my arm  And I would kick him in the teeth, meaning no harm  It was so sweet to be his little spouse  In that foul two by four where played house    Oh happy time and now it's all gone by   Until we quit each other, you and I   You stayed in bed all day and don't you smirk  You know we said that you'd do all the work  Now sleep's for the night they say  It ain't bad by day  So then I had my fill, swore I wouldn't stir  It looked like soon I would be taking care of her  You'd think a woman had a right to have one gripe   You left me flat. Well I just ain't the working type  We locked the door and each commenced to roam  Goodbye sweet two by four that we called home