You re the carpet man you re the carpet man you take such care to keep that girl s feet clean like she s some kind of figurine the world s so far below her it s not her scene and so she uses you to stand between she walks all over you you know she can she knows she can you re the carpet man you re the carpet man i would think you d get.
Song carpet man.
The charade bandstand 1970 david cooper brian o toole and linda keene carpet man a 5th dimension cover.
Second song on side one of johnny s rewind lp song written by jim webb.
Original soul city records 762 45 rpm debut 2 3 68 and peaked at 29 on the billboard hot 100 chart.
Written by jim webb arranged conducted by jimm webb p.
The group performed the song on kraft music hall on an episode hosted by john davidson and the ed sullivan show.
Lyrically the song is a slightly surrealistic take on a man who is constantly taken advantage of by a woman who of course walks all over you the group vocals especially florence larue s superb soprano singing are some of the finest to grace a 5th dimension record of the period.
You re the carpet man you re the carpet man.
And that s when they have to be thrown away that s what she ll say to herself some sunny day and she ll say come to my wedding and of course you do.
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I would think you d get tired of hurtin every now and then it s no good down there that s for certain and carpets do get thin.