I found an introductory "verse" at Lyrics World, but I was unable to verify whether it is part of the original song:

I'm up in the world,
but I'd give the world to be where I used to be,
A heavenly nest,
where I rest the best,
means more than the world to me.

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Here are the lyrics I found in Warner's Most Fantastic Fakebook in the World (love that title):

IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN
(Young/Little/Siras)

It's only a shanty in old Shanty Town
The roof is so slanty it touches the ground;
But my tumbled down shack,
By an old railroad track.
Like a millionaire's mansion,
Is calling me back.

I'd give up a palace, if I were a king
It's more than a palace, it's my everything.
There's a queen waiting there
With a silvery crown,
In a shanty in old Shanty Town.

The song was featured in the movie, Lullaby of Broadway starring Doris Day and Billy DeWolf (1951). It was a #1 hit for Ted Lewis and his Orchestra, and it was also recorded by Johnny Long.


Words by Joe Young
Music by Little Jack Little and John Siras
Copyright 1932, Warner Brothers