In a lunch pail town in a one horse way
You can live like a king and queen
Lets steal away in the noon day sun
It’s time for a summertime dream

Birds in all creation will be twitterin in the trees

And down below a pond I know
You can swim in it if you please

And if you come round when the mill shuts down
You can see what chivalry means
Let??s steal away in the noon day sun
It’s time for a summertime dream

play: D A D G D G A D

On a trip on down to wonderland In love among the flowers
Where time gets lost with no straw boss
Tallying it up for hours
Where the road run down by the butternut grove
To old Bill Skinners stream
Do tell at the noon day bell
It’s time for a summertime dream

Birds in all creation will be twitterin in the trees
And down below a pond I know
You can swim in it if you please

Where the road run down by the butternut grove
To old Bill Skinners stream
Do tell at the noon day bell
It’s time for a summertime dream

Play out : D A D G D G A D D A D G D G A D

[VERSE 1:]
Go first in the world, go forth with your fears
Remember a price must be paid
Be always too soon, be never too fast
At the time when all bets must be laid

[CHORUS:]
Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children
Remember the woman who waits
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate

[VERSE 2:]
When you’re caught by the gale and you’re full under sail
Beware of the dangers below
And the song that you sing should not be too sad
And be sure not to sing it too slow

[CHORUS:]
Be calm in the face of all common disgraces
And know what they’re doing it for
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door

[VERSE 3:]
When you’re out on the road and feeling quite lost
Consider the burden of fame
And he who is wise will not criticize
When other men fail at the game

[CHORUS:]
Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places
Be careful while bending the law
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door

[VERSE 4:]
When you’re down in the dumps and not ready to deal
Decide what it is that you need
Is it money or love, is it learning to live
Or is it the mouth you must feed

[CHORUS:]
Be known as a man who will always be candid
On questions that do not relate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at the gate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at the gate