Shithouse Blues Van, Van, shithouse man, Chief Engineer of the public can. He hands out the paper and he hands out the towels, And he listens to the people as they move their bowels. Way down undergroud, A big fat turd came a tumbling down. Flip flop, hear them drop, I've got the shithouse blues. (Hawaiian Faye Brothers 1956) We saw the movies in Hygiene A1.