Little boxes, very narrow
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Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
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Little boxes, little boxes
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Little boxes all the same
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There's red ones, violet ones
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And green ones, so chic
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They're all made of ticky-tacky
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They're all, all the same
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And those folks in their boxes
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All go to university
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We put them all in boxes
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Little boxes all the same
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There's doctors, dentists
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Businessmen and lawyers
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They're all, all made of ticky-tacky
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They're all, all, all the same
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And they knock back martinis
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Play golf all afternoon
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Then they make pretty kids
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Who all, all go to school
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Those kids go on vacation
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Then head off to university
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We put them all in boxes
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And they come out all the same
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The boys go into business
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And become dads
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They build brand-new boxes
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Little boxes all the same
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Then they settle all their affairs
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And move on to cemeteries
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In boxes made of ticky-tacky
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That're all, all the same