Slim Gaillard — In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town

It's only a shanty, in old Shanty Town (Shanty Town) Roof so slanty, it touches the ground (Touches the ground) Tumbledown shack, by an old railroad track ([Scatting]) Like a millionaire's mansion, it's callin' me back (It's callin' you back) Give up palace, if I were a king (Look out, Jack) More than a palace, it's my everything (You say it is) Queen waitin' there, in a silvery crown ([Scatting]) In a shanty, in old Shanty Town [Bass solo] There's a shanty in town, on a little plot of ground With the green grass growin' all 'round, all 'round The roof's so worn, so badly torn 'Til it tumbles to the ground Just a tumbledown shack and it's built way back About 25 feet from the railroad track Lingers on my mind, most all the time Keeps callin' me back to my little old shack I'd be just as sassy as old Haile Selassie If I were King, wouldn't mean a thing Put my boots on tall, read the writin' on thе wall And it wouldn't mean a thing, not a doggone thing Therе's a queen waitin' there, in a rockin' chair Just blowin' a top on some Cajun Beer Lookin' all 'round, and I'm truckin' on down 'Cause I'm glad to get back to my Shanty Town [Instrumental] There's a queen waitin' there, with a silvery crown Oh, I'm a jive cat, I'm a hip cat I've got my boots on tall, read the writin' on the wall 'Cause I'm glad to get back to my Shanty Town