In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town

Johnny Long - In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town

Lyrics by : J.littas / J.Young / J.siras

There's a shanty in a Town on a little plot o' ground

With the green grass growin'all around all around

The roof's so worn so badly torn

That it tumbles to the ground

Just a tumbledown shack and it's built way back

About twenty five feet from the railroad track

Lingers on my mind most all of the time

Keeps callin'me back to my little old shack

I'd be just as sassy as Haile Selassie

If I were king wouldn't mean a thing

Put my boots on tall read the writin' on the wall

And it wouldn't mean a thing not a doggone thing

There's a queen maitin' there in a rockin' chair

Just blowin' her top on Gator's beer

Lookin' all around and trackin' on down

'Cause I'm dyin' to get back to my shanty town