Lyrics:

I had the shit till it all got smoked(
I kept the promise till the vow got broke
(I had to drink from the lovin' cup
(I stood on the banks till the river rose up
(I saw the bride in her wedding gown(
I was in the house when the house burned down

I may be old and I may be bent(
But I had the money till it all got spent(
I had the money till they made me pay
(Then I had the sense to be on my way(
I had to stay in the underground
(I was in the house when the house burned down

I was in the house when the house burned down(
I met the Man with the thorny crown
(I helped Him carry His cross through town
(I was in the house when the house burned down
I was in the house when the house burned down
(I met the Man with the thorny crown
(I helped Him carry His cross through town
(I was in the house when the house burned down

I had the shit till it all got smoked
(I kept the promise till the vow got broke
(I had to drink from the lovin' cup(
I stood on the banks till the river rose up(
I saw the bride in her wedding gown
(I was in the house when the house burned down