[Intro: fuzz bass riff, stomp and clap, broom knocks] Knock knock Two a.m. Knock knock Not again [Verse 1: sly, half spoken] I'm an accountant, I'm in bed by ten, I'm a quiet man Third floor walk up off Milwaukee Avenue, I got a plan Teeth at nine fifty, lights at ten, alarm at five fifteen Then at two a.m. the ceiling starts to rumble like a washing machine Thump thump in the plaster and the light is swinging round Somebody up in 4A dancing like she's gonna bring it down So I grab the broom out of the closet, bang the ceiling, one two three And the music gets louder and she's dancing right in time with me [Pre-Chorus] Every time I knock She thinks it's on the one Every time I knock She's having all the fun [Chorus: shouted gang vocals] Noise complaint! (bang bang) Two in the morning and the plaster's shaking Noise complaint! (bang bang) I hit the broom and she thinks I'm playing Noise complaint! I'm filing it tonight Noise complaint! She's dancing on my light [Verse 2: sly, half spoken] Wrote a polite little note and I taped it to her door Some of us get up at five, so please stop dancing on the floor Next day there's a note on mine in purple ink, it said Love the drums, can you go faster, and a smiley face in red So that night I bang it harder and she answers with a stomp I go double, she goes triple, and the radiator thumps Mrs. Kowalski in 2A is calling up the super on the phone Two a.m. in Chicago and I'm smiling on my own [Pre-Chorus] Every time I knock She hits it back for more Every time I knock The whole building's on the floor [Chorus: shouted gang vocals] Noise complaint! (bang bang) Two in the morning and the plaster's shaking Noise complaint! (bang bang) I hit the broom and she thinks I'm playing Noise complaint! I'm filing it tonight Noise complaint! She's dancing on my light [Bridge: stomp, handclaps and voice] Two fifteen in my bathrobe and my slippers on the stairs Knocking on 4A with a speech I had prepared Door swings open, flour in her hair, still in her kitchen whites Says I cook until one, this is the only time that's mine at night Then she looks at the broom and she looks at me Says so you're the drummer, come on in and keep the beat [Stomp Break: stomp, clap, broom knocks, gang chant] Knock on the ceiling (knock knock) Stomp on the floor (stomp stomp) Knock on the ceiling (knock knock) Stomp on the floor (stomp stomp) One more song (one more) Then I'm going down (one more) [Final Chorus: everything] Noise complaint! (bang bang) Two in the morning and the plaster's shaking Noise complaint! (bang bang) Now I'm upstairs and the broom is playing Noise complaint! I'm filing it tonight Noise complaint! We're dancing on my light [Outro: stomp and clap, fuzz bass] Three weeks later, two a.m. Both of us dancing in my place Knock knock from the floor below Mrs. Kowalski with a broom And she's on the one
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