There's been some hard feelings here 
About some words that were said 
There's been some hard feelings here 
And what is more 
There's been a bloody purple nose 
And some bloody purple clothes 
That were messing up the lobby floor 
It's just apartment house rules 
So all you 'partment fools 
Remember: one man's ceiling is another man's floor 
One man's ceiling is another man's floor 

There's been some strange goin's on 
And some folks have come and gone 
And the elevator man don't work no more 
I heard a racket in the hall 
And I thought I heard a call 
But I never opened up my door 
It's just apartment house sense 
It's like apartment rents 
Remember: one man's ceiling is another man's floor 
One man's ceiling is another man's floor 

And there's an alley 
In the back of my building 
Where some people congregate in shame 
I was walking with my dog 
And the night was black with smog 
When I thought I heard somebody 
Call my name 
Remember: one man's ceiling is another man's floor 
One man's ceiling is another man's floor!