Ben Aaron - "This House Will Be The Death of Me" (Original Acoustic)

This week I listened to Jim Croce and tried to write a more upbeat song about a fictional character who has a lot of work to do. The theme on the subreddit, Songaweek, was to write a song about death. LYRICS: Handy man Jack and Mary walking on down the aisle They put their money together and bought a fixer-upper down the line Water's coming through the ceiling, a breeze coming through the hall A basement full of bumble bees and there's termites in the walls Call him a honey-do slave, when he's dead he will be free You can write it on his grave, "This house will be the death of me" Jack's got a big old belt filled with the tools he needs Got a ladder in his hands, big old boots upon his feet Well there's cracks in the foundation, there's no hinges on the doors It's hardly a habitation, there's holes in the boards on the floors Call him a honey-do slave, when he's dead he will be free You can write it on his grave, "This house will be the death of me" He don't need on inspector, he's gonna bring it up to code Jack's a handyman superhero, drives a truck with a heavy load There's leaning walls of cinder blocks, the fireplace is burning wrong Still haven't found the breaker box, the sink is dripping all night long Call him a honey-do slave, when he's dead he will be free You can write it on his grave, "This house will be the death of me" The house is painted railroad brown, the water heater's fading fast The toilet won't flush all the way down, every job seems like it's his last Call him a honey-do slave, when he's dead he will be free You can write it on his grave, "This house will be the death of me" You can write it on his grave, "This house will be the death of me" "This house will be the death of me"