It's only a shanty in old shanty town
It's roof is so slanty, it touches the ground
But my tum - bled down shack by an old railroad track
Like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back
I'd give up my palace if I were a king
It's more than a palace it's my ev'rything
There's a queen waiting there, in a silvery crown
In a shanty in old shanty town
It's only a shanty in old shanty town
It's roof is so slanty, it touches the ground
But my tum - bled down shack by an old railroad track
Like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back
I'd give up my palace if I were a king
It's more than a palace it's my ev'rything
There's a queen waiting there, in a silvery crown
In a shanty in old shanty town
In a shanty in old shanty town