When the shades of night are falling,
Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows,
It's the old dope peddler,
Spreading joy wherever he goes.
Ev'ry evening you will find him,
It's the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good.
He gives the kids free samples,
Be-cause he knows full well
That to-day's young innocent faces
Will be to-morrow's clientele.
Here's a cure for all your troubles,
Here's an end to all dis-tress.
It's the old dope peddler
With his powdered ha-happiness.