Pete Seeger - The Faucets Are Dripping lyrics

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York

You can't ask the landlord to
Put in a washer
He'd rather you move than to put in a washer
The faucets are dripping
They sound in my ears
The tap in the bathroom's
Been running for years

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York
There's a wild streak of green in
The sink in the kitchen
It comes from the rill trickling
Out of the plumbing
The streams from the mountains
The pools from the lea
All run from my faucet and down to the sea

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York

You can't ask the landlord to
Put in a washer
You can't ask the landlord to
Mend the old stairs
He takes in the rents and he lives in Miami
Where faucets don't drip and
There's sun everywhere

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York

The faucets are dripping
The landlord's content
With every new tenant he raises the rent
The buildings can crumble
The tenants can cry
There's a shortage of housing
You'll live there or die

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York
They're building some buildings and
Fine city centers it's sure working hard on
The low-income renters
They're jammed into rooms with the
Rat and the fly
Where the faucets all drip and
The floor's never dry

The faucets are dripping in old New York City
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
The reservoir's drying because
It's supplying
The faucets that drip in New York