It's only a shanty in old Shanty Town
The roof is so slanty it touches the ground
Just a tumbled down shack by an old railroad track
Like a millionaire's mansion, it's 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
Shanty in old Shanty Town

[Spoken]
Honeychild, it's only a shanty, in old Shanty Town
The roof is so slanted, why, it's just about falling down
It's just a tumbled down shack, in fact
It's way back by the railroad track
It's a millionares mansion

[Sung]
Oh, baby it's calling me back
Shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty town
The roof is so slanted it touches the ground
Well it goes straight up and comes back down
Goes around, waaa

So long (so long)
Farewell (Farewell)
Toodle-oo (Toodle-oo)
Goodbye (Goodbye)
Goodbye (Goodbye)
To old Shanty Town