It’s the plumber. I’ve come to fix the sink.
[The Electric Company (October 25, 1971)]
Used as a response. A plumber comes to a house, knocks on the door, and a
parrot inside says, “whoooooooooooooo is it?” And the plumber
says, “It’s the plumber. I’ve come to fix the sink.”
They get stuck in a loop and the plumber eventually dies on the steps ...
sound familiar?
– Shaun Case (October 6, 1996)
This phrase is sampled in the dance song “De Plumber (Turn It Around)” by Anderson Armstrong.