My Home Town

My Home Town by Tom Lehrer Verse 1: C Am Dm7 G7 I really have a yen, to go back once again C Am Dm7 G7 Back to the place where no-one wears a frown F B7 C To see once more those super special just plain folks D7 G7 C G77im In my home town C Am Dm7 G7 No fellow could ignore, that little girl next door C Am Dm7 G7 She sure looked sweet in her first evening gown F B7 C Now there's a charge for what she used to give for free D7 G7 C G77im In my home town Refrain 1: C C7 F7 I remember Dan, the druggist on the corner C7 C He was never mean or ornery, he was swell F7 Am He killed his mother-in-law and ground her up real well C A+ D7 G7 And sprinkled just a bit over each banana split Verse 2: C Am Dm7 G7 The guy that taught us math, who never took a bath C Am G77 Acquired a certain measure of renown F B7 C And after school he sold the most amazing pictures D7 G7 C G77im In my home town C Am Dm7 G7 That fellow was no fool, who taught us Sunday School C Am G77 And neither was our kindly Parson Brown F B7 C (line omitted to avoid prosecution under Communications Decency Act) D7 G7 C G77im In my home town Refrain 2: C C7 F7 I remember Sam, he was the village idiot C7 C Although it seems a pity it was so F7 Am He loved to burn down houses just to watch the glow C A+ D7 G7 And nothing could be done, because he was the Mayor's son C Am Dm7 G7 The guy that took a knife, and monogrammed his wife C Am Dm7 G7 Then dropped her in the pond and watched her drown F B7 C Oh, yes, indeed, the people there are just plain folks D7 G7 C Gm7im In my home town Ahhhh... memories! Sounds just like my own home-town...