Open House

Words and music: Lou Reed & John Cale Please Come over to 81st street I'm in the apartment above the bar You know you can't miss it, it's across from the subway and the tacky store with the Mylar scarves My skin's as pale as outdoors moon My hair's silver like a Tiffany watch I like lots of people around me but don't kiss hello And please don't touch It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother passed on to me The way to make friends Andy is invite them up for tea Open house, open house I've got a lot of cats, here's my favorite She's lady called Sam I made a paper doll of her - you can have it That's what I did when I had St.Vitus dance It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother pased on to me Give people little presents so they remember me Open house, open house