Crowds of people congregate below him On the sidewalks craning up their necks And Theodore is hanging by his fingers And below the crow is making bets The chestnut man is marching down To make a sale or two Followed by the ice cream vendor Isn't it a pity what they'll drive a man to do? And from such a nice hotel Theodore, they're watching you Must be nice to climb the social ladder To rise above the crowd to such degree And Theodore is clinging to the ledge now The absolute in high society The manager is quite upset He needs a drink or two But he can't the rules, you know Isn't it a pity what they'll drive a man to do? And from such a nice hotel Theodore, they're watching you As he swings above the crowds In the streets below the people point Please dear man decide your fate the choice is yours Now don't you leave them dangling Crowds of people congregate below him On the sidewalks craning up their necks And Theodore is hanging by his fingers And below the crow is making bets The chestnut man is marching down To make a sale or two Followed by the ice cream vendor Isn't it a pity what they'll drive a man to do? And from such a nice hotel Theodore, they're watching you