Rusty old nail

Ay, I'm a rusty old nail
I've held a beam or two
Kept the roof over your head
And the dust out of the loo

Ay, I'm a rusty old nail
Holding down the lattice
At bay the winds and hail
For time has come with malice

This old Federation house
Surrounded by a garden
That inside lived a mouse
And a man that sought a pardon

Ay, I'm a rusty old nail
That seeks a place to hold
From the rains and the gales
T'is keeps away the cold

At night when quiet seems
A bird does drop it's mail
If not for wood and beams
And this rusty ol' nail