Little Boxes

Lyrics

Little boxes on the hillside

Little boxes made of ticky tacky

Little boxes on the hillside

Little boxes just the same

There's a green one and a pink one

And a blue one and a yellow one

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same

And the people in the houses

All went to the university

Where they were put in boxes

And they came out all the same

There's a doctor and a lawyer

And a business executives

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same

(Additional verses not included in Elvis' recording:)

And they all play on the golf course

And drink their martinis dry

And they all have pretty children

And the children go to school

And the children go to summer camp

And then to the university

Where they are put in boxes

And they come out all the same

And the boys go into business

And marry and raise a family

In boxes made of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same

There's a green one and a pink one

And a blue one and a yellow one

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same

Credits

• Written by: Malvina Reynolds
• Produced by: (none credited)
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Discography

Albums:

• none

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• none

Soundtracks:

• Weeds: Music From The Showtime Original Series Volume 2, 2006

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

Bootlegs

• This section is incomplete.

TV

• Broadcast as the theme song for Showtime's Weeds on 2006-08-14.