[Verse 1]
C
They passed an ordinance in the town, they said we’d have to tear it down,
G7
That little old shack out back so dear to me.
C F
Though the health department said its day was over and dead,
C G7 C
It will stand forever in my memory.
[Chorus]
C
Don’t let them tear that little brown buildin’ down.
G7 C
Don’t let them tear that precious buildin’ down.
C F
Don’t let them tear that dear old buildin’ down,
C C G7 C
For there’s not another like it in the country or the town.
[Verse 2]
C
It was not so long ago that I went trippin’ through the snow
G7
Out to that house behind my old hound dog,
C F
Where I would sit me down to rest like a snowbird on his nest
C G7 C
And read the Sears and Roebuck catalog.
[Verse 3]
C
I would hum a happy tune peepin’ through the quarter moon
G7
As my daddy’s kin had done before.
C F
It was in that quiet spot daily cares could be forgot,
C G7 C
And it gave the same relief to rich and poor.
[Chorus]
C
Don’t let them tear that little brown buildin’ down.
G7 C
Don’t let them tear that precious buildin’ down.
C F
Don’t let them tear that dear old buildin’ down,
C C G7 C
For there’s not another like it in the country or the town.
[Verse 4]
C
Now it was not a castle fair, but I could dream a future there
G7
And whistle tunes to the yellow jacket’s drone.
C F
I could orbit around the sun, fight with General Washington,
C G7 C
Or be a king upon a golden throne.
[Verse 5]
C
It wasn’t fancy built at all, we had newspapers on the wall.
G7
It was air conditioned in the wintertime,
C F
It was just a humble hut, but it’s door was never shut,
C G7 C
And a man could get inside without a dime.
[Chorus]
C
Don’t let them tear that little brown buildin’ down.
G7 C
Don’t let them tear that precious buildin’ down.
C F
Don’t let them tear that dear old buildin’ down,
C C G7 C
For there’s not another like it in the country or the town.