Poor Uncle Harry, he couldn't do no good
He couldn't hold down any kind of job
Every morning, he'd start off like a bullet
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But by half-past two, he's flat under his bed
He'd gamble till there wasn't a penny to his name
And he married one of those women like a leopard with a chain
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Poor Uncle Harry,
What was he but a clown, an old vaudeville name
With every night he'd start off like a rocket
But he wound up with a headache and the sound of broken china
Poor Uncle Harry
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He'd borrow every morning just to pay the night before
And he thought that he'd got troubles like a rich and famous man
He took a turn at singing just to please his creditors
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But the only time that he opened up his mouth
All the people said, "Don't sing again, don't sing again, just go"
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Poor Uncle Harry
Poor Uncle Harry
What was he but a clown, an old vaudeville name
With every night he'd start off like a rocket
But he wound up with a headache and the sound of broken china
Poor Uncle Harry
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Poor Uncle Harry
Poor Uncle Harry
What was he but a clown, an old vaudeville name
With every night he'd start off like a rocket
But he wound up with a headache and the sound of broken china
Poor Uncle Harry
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He's on the pier tonight, but the people's gone away
And the only thing he's got is an empty whiskey glass
But every night he'll start off just to make his old heart gay
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Poor Uncle Harry
Poor Uncle Harry
What was he but a clown, an old vaudeville name
With every night he'd start off like a rocket
But he wound up with a headache and the sound of broken china
Poor Uncle Harry