I'm up in the world But I'd give the world to be where I used to be A heavenly nest Where I rest the best Means more than the world to me
It's only a shanty In old Shanty Town The roof is so slanty it touches the ground But my tumbled down shack by an old railroad track Like a millionaire's mansion is 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 In a shanty in old Shanty Town