A most peculiar man

He was a most peculiar man. 
That's what Mrs. Riordan said and she should know; 
She lived upstairs from him 
She said he was a most peculiar man. 
 
He was a most peculiar man. 
He lived all alone within a house, 
Within a room, within himself, 
A most peculiar man. 
 
He had no friends, he seldom spoke 
And no one in turn ever spoke to him, 
'Cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care 
And he wasn't like them. 
Oh, no! he was a most peculiar man. 
 
He died last Saturday. 
He turned on the gas and he went to sleep 
With the windows closed so he'd never wake up 
To his silent world and his tiny room; 
And Mrs. Riordan says he has a brother somewhere 
Who should be notified soon. 
And all the people said, "What a shame that he's dead, 
But wasn't he a most peculiar man?"