The Old Dope Peddler
Tom Lehrer * Track #2 On Songs by Tom Lehrer
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“The Old Dope Peddler” is a satirical song by Tom Lehrer. It was on Lehrer’s first album, Songs by Tom Lehrer from 1953, and a new live recording recording on Tom Lehrer Revisited in 1960.
The song is a parody of a popular tune well known at the time, “The Old Lamp-Lighter” by Charles Tobias and Na...
The Old Dope Peddler Lyrics
When the shades of night are falling
Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows
It's the old dope peddler
Spreading joy wherever he goes
Ev'ry evening you will find him
Around our neighborhood
It's the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good
He gives the kids free samples
Because he knows full well
That today's young innocent faces
Will be tomorrow's clientele
Here's a cure for all your troubles
Here's an end to all distress
It's the old dope peddler
With his powdered ha-happiness
The Old Dope Peddler Q&A
Who wrote The Old Dope Peddler's ?
The Old Dope Peddler was written by Tom Lehrer.
When did Tom Lehrer release The Old Dope Peddler?
Tom Lehrer released The Old Dope Peddler on Thu Jan 22 1953.
What did Tom Lehrer say about "The Old Dope Peddler"?
In the introduction to the song on Songs and More Songs:
You are no doubt familiar with songs about the old lamplighter, and the old umbrella man, and the old garbage collector, and all these lovable old characters who go around spreading sweetness and light to their respective communities. But it’...