Head Inspector Dave Van Ronk

Some damn fool knockin at my door
Broke down, poppin round
I saw a man I never saw before
Broke down, poppin round
"I'm the Head Inspector," that's what he said
Broke down, poppin round
"Bend down while I inspect your head"

He's got a stethoscope and a fluoroscope
He'll make your horoscope do the Buzzard Lope
Wash your brain with laundry soap
Broke up or broke down
Dead broke, poppin round

I told him, I know what you'll find
Broke down, poppin round
I got stained glass windows in my mind
Broke down, poppin round
I got a ton of jelly and a lot of jam
Broke down, poppin round
And the women all love me when I say "Shazam"
Broke down, poppin round

Never did the thing in an air raid drill
And I never took the trouble to write my will
Ain't good lookin but I'm hard to kill
All broke up or broke down
Dead broke, poppin round