Margaret Lewis - Mrs. Cooper’s Tea Party lyrics

Did you read the mornin' paper?
If you did, I wonder if you read the note
Where the Coopers have announced
That they were movin' to the
Big old house next door
Well, they'll bring along their Cadillac
Their sports car
And their big old fishin' boat
And she'll bring along binoculars
To keep an eye upon the simple folk

Well, you know they're pretty classy
And they just can't stand the
Sight of beer and gin we oughta buy a case
And have it ready for the
Day that they move in
We oughta walk right over, pop a top
And say, "How are you folks doin'?"
Then watch Mrs cooper call the mayor
Tell him that the neighborhood's a ruin

Well, they have a dog that
Wears a coat and tie
And has some artificial teeth
He lives on steak and gravy
And there really ain't no
Tellin' where he sleeps
Mrs cooper has two maids
And says she simply cannot stand
The sight of dirt but not many people know
She has a brother doin' time in Leavenworth

Mrs cooper's daughter was an artist
And a most unruly little girl
They gave her $20, 000
And she went off someplace she said
To see the world
But somebody said they saw her
Up in Greenwich Village not too long ago
And she was havin' folks to dinner
Like they have in recent motion picture shows

Mr cooper still complains
'Bout a bad leg that he picked up in the war
He made a fortune sellin' real estate
But really doesn't do much anymore
Ah yes, to be a wheeler dealer, yeah
Once he was the tiger of the town
Now, a little shot of morphine
Then they wheel him out to
Watch the sun go down

Well, our home is just a simple one
And people know we wouldn't harm a soul
The preacher is a friend of ours
And knows that we're not made of solid gold
But we might as well get ready
For a social revolution pretty soon
'Cause we're all invited out to tea
At Mrs cooper's Wednesday afternoon

Yeah, we're all invited out to tea
At Mrs cooper's Wednesday afternoon
Oh, we're all invited out to tea