Take out the papers and the trash or you don't get no spending cash
If you don't scrub that kitchen floor you ain't gonna rock 'n' roll no more
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Just finish cleaning up your room let's see that dust fly with that broom
Get all that garbage out of sight or you don't go out Friday night
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You just put on your coat and hat and walk yourself to the laundry mat
And when you finish doing that bring in the dog and put out the cat
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Don't give me no dirty looks your father's hip he knows what cooks
Just tell your hoodlum friend outside you ain't got time to take a ride
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