"He was a most peculiar man"

That's what Mrs.Reardon says and she should know


She lived upstairs from him


She said, "He was a most peculiar man"




He was a most peculiar man


He lived all alone within a house

Within a room, within himself


A most peculiar man




He had no friends, he seldom spoke


And no one in turn ever spoke to him


'Cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care

And he wasn't like them oh, no he was a most peculiar man





He died last Saturday

He turned on the gas and he went to sleep


With the windows closed so he'd never wake up


To his silent world and his tiny room




And Mrs, Reardon says "He has a brother somewhere


Who should be notified soon"

And all the people said, "What a shame that he's dead


But wasn't he a most peculiar man?"