Cover art for The Plumbing Song by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Apr. 14, 19921 viewer

The Plumbing Song Lyrics

Who fixes plumbing problems in a flash?
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week?

Baby, I sure wish I could lend you a hand
But plumbing's one thing I don't understand
It's true (haven't got a clue)
B-b-b-baby, I can tell you've got a big problem
When I flush the john, then your shower goes on
Baby, now watcha gonna do?
If Drano's a joke and your plunger is broke
Baby, call the mensch with a monkey wrench
Baby, he'll be there for you

Shower's backing up (up, up)
Water won't go down (down, down)

Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Don't forget my plumber
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Sink's been stopped up all summer
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Better call the plumber
He'll know what to do

Pipes been blowing up, pipes been breaking down
And the carpet's soaked right through
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba ba ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba, kitchen's flooded too
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba ba ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba, girl, you know it's true
B-b-b-betcha this guy makes more than my lawyer
If he works for one day, costs you half a year's pay
Baby, he can be here by two
So if you've got cash, he'll be there in a flash
Makin' service calls in his overalls
Baby, he'll do his best for you

Sewer's backing up (up, up)
Got you feelin' down (down, down)

Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Don't forget my plumber
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Leaky pipes are a bummer
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Time to call the plumber
Maybe call a few

Got a problem with plumbing?
Gotta blame it on something?
Blame it on the drain, it was cloggin', cloggin'
Blame it on the faucet that drips all night
If hairballs, grease and goo won't let the water through
Blame it on the drain, yeah, yeah

When I flush the john, now when I flush the john
It turns the shower on
(Roto-Rooter 6-5000!)

Ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Better call my plumber
He'll know what to do
Call now, we're in the yellow pages

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A double parody of Girl You Know It’s True and Blame It On the Rain by Milli Vanilli about a plumber.

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