And he sings when he mops Seems to help him a lot Where there's uneven stairs Mr. Landlord is there Well, he mops all day Can't get away too long And when he's through There's windows too Then Nellie comes to see him With a straight face, she comes to see him And taking her favorite pen from her pocket She writes it down, the things that she's found And he always, sometimes gets a little nervous 'Cause he'd like for her to stay for a day Would you care for a drink "This is business", says she Tell me where are the vents For these apartments So they go upstairs To inspect air The air is good It's really good up there She's glad that he cares so much About the safety of electrical outlets And taking her favorite pen from her pocket She writes it down, the things that she's found And she always sometimes gets a little nervous 'Cause she'd like to stay with him for a day