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Thread #153410   Message #3592738
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
16-Jan-14 - 02:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Shanty (town) Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: SHANTYTOWN (Johnny Cash & June Carter)
SHANTYTOWN
As recorded by Johnny Cash and June Carter on "Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter

CHORUS: I live down in Shantytown
Where chicken's twenty cents a pound,
And if you live on such solid ground,
Whatcha doin' down in Shantytown?
Whatcha doin' down in Shantytown?

Well, I'm back on your side of the tracks.
Have you come back for me to take you back?
Back to your high society to your cocktails and your teas
I'll look up but don't look down, 'cause we got pride in Shantytown. CHORUS

Behind the walls of your shackled heart beats pure
While the rich have a love to endure.
Well, is the gold in your crown turnin' black?
Is there something here in Shantytown that keeps you comin' back? CHORUS

Copyright Warner-Chappell, EMI.