The Burglar’s Song
Liam Finn / Neil Finn
A burglar came into my house and I got scared
But he said he was a nice burglar
And he was a nice burglar
He was supposed to go to jail
But he came to my house
Then he went home to have some lemonade
Now he will fall down
From the roof when
His mother calls him home
And he will bandage
Up his knees and
Sleep quietly like a baby
A burglar came into my house and I got scared
And he said he was a nice burglar
And he was a nice burglar
He was supposed to go to jail
But he came to my house
Then he went home to drink a keg of beer
“Liam wrote these great words. Kids have a lovely guileless way of describing things that are quite whacky. ‘A burglar came into my house and I got scared but he said he was a nice burglar and he was a nice burglar.’ Brilliant. I couldn’t write that. He probably couldn’t write it now.”
Song appears on:
Crowded House - Woodface Deluxe Edition (2016)
Live: Fangradio 29 October 2020
