New to town last Tuesday;

Rented the place next door;

Making friends with the widow lady;

She lost her husband last fall;

"How're you doin'?", "Top of the mornin'!"

"Great to see you today!"

Friendly, happy, peaceful, helpful;

Giving, loving, neighbors, we.

 

Kind and nice and trusted,

As neighbors ought to be;

Bet you'd never guess that we've been busted

For many a swindler's spree;

"Where's she goin?" "Who's she callin?"

"Check out her mail-box today"

Shifty, shady, takers, fakers;

Crazy, hazy, GRIFTERS, WE.

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Ducked the police

And some palms have been greased

And--voila!--another mark has been fleeced.

Call us flimflams or hustlers,

But whatever you think we might be:

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On the run, this our fun,

Art of the con for us;

Off to next big swindle,

Scamming off the public trust;

"How're you doin'?", "Top of the mornin'!"

"Great to see you today!"

Shifty, shady, takers, fakers;

Crazy, hazy, GRIFTERS, WE.