The Laundry Lyrics - The Roches

time to do the laundry 

search your room for any dirty clothes 

this week's load is really smelly 

you might want to put a clothespin on your nose 

i check underneath the bed and dresser 

for fallen change 

while mom rubs the detergent into 

the grubby stains 

put the pile in the purple laundry bag that dad 

gave mom for her birthday years ago 

even though that bag is full of holes 

mama lifts it up and just like santa claus 

goes out the door 

i'm the helping elf i pick up socks and underwear 

that might have fallen on the floor 

down the stairs to the sidewalk 'round the corner 

and we're there 

to our very own favorite laundromat 

where they like us 'cause we keep coming back 

the laundry, mom and me 

tweedledum and tweedle dee dee 

it's always much more fun 

than we think it's gonna be 

i get to put the quarters in the washers 

and the dryers too 

instead of waiting there we go do other chores 

we simply have to do 

and when it's done we never fold the clean clothes 

at the laundromat 

we bring the whole thing back home 

where we fold in peace 

together all alone 

the laundry, mom and me 

tweedledum and tweedle dee dee 

it's always much more fun 

than we think it's gonna be