I was on vacation up in Montreal when I found the words to the chorus on a bulletin board - the only note on the board in English.  The seller seemed passionately descriptive of the property he was selling.  I wrote the words down exactly as he had written them.  The song was built around that.

FOR SALE

by mckavanaugh

The old rocking chair’s sittin in the corner
Used to sit there watching you knit sweaters for the kids
Times like that seem distant now - them days were warmer
Wish we hadn’t gotten cold like we did

Chorus:

For sale: a single bed with a wooden frame
A dresser with 3 drawers and 2 bamboo window shades
A round kitchen table
And a blue wooden arm chair

Bessie’s off married in the States - God, how I miss her
Billy’s passed his final exam - thought for sure he’d fail
Those kids used to worry us so - how they used to ramble
Can’t spend too much time thinking about it or I’ll just turn pale

Repeat chorus

Sorry I quit thinking you were worth being kind to
Sorry we let it get so bad we didn’t even try
Wish you didn’t hate me for the things I never did for you
Wish I could see a trace of sorrow in your eyes

Repeat chorus twice

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