Brass Spitoons + 

Clean the spitoons, boy. + 

Detroit, + 

Chicago, + 

Atlantic City, + 

Palm Beach. + 

Clean the spitoons. + 

The steam in hotel kitchens, + 

And the smoke in hotel lobbies, + 

And the slime in hotel spitoons: + 

Part of my life. + 

Hey, boy! + 

A nickel, + 

A dime, + 

A dollar, + 

Two dollars a day. + 

Hey, boy! + 

A nickel, + 

A dime, + 

A dollar, + 

Two dollars + 

Buys shoes for the baby. + 

House rent to pay. + 

Gin on Saturday, + 

Church on Sunday. + 

My God! + 

Babies and girl and church + 

and women and Sunday + 

all mixed up with dimes and + 

dollars and clean spitoons + 

and house rent to pay. + 

Hey, boy! + 

A bright bowl of brass is beautiful to the Lord. + 

Bright polished brass like the cymbals + 

Of King David’s dancers, + 

Like the wine cups of Solomon. + 

Hey, boy! + 

A clean spitoon on the altar of the Lord. + 

A clean bright spitoon all newly polished⁠— + 

At least I can offer that. + 

Com’ mere, boy! + 