G                  C                    G
The hungry manikin sits tight with good manners
             C                   G
Stared at by a tattooed carnival banners
    C                     D                 G
The proprietor stands out side the door and hums
        C                   D               G
And the Gypsy rock and roll singer sits and strums
    C                       D                      G
For Gondoliers Shakespeares Overseers Playboys and Bums

[Verse 2]
G               C                G
It’s raining in fields of Kansas state
C             D                     G
Johnsonian is known for his walking shoes
    C           D                   G
And Mississippi John Hurt sings the blues
C                      D                G
Things just aren’t the way they used to be
    C                       D                      G
For Gondoliers Shakespeares Overseers Playboys and me
C                         D                G
No things just aren’t the way they used to be
    C                       D                      G
For Gondoliers Shakespeares Overseers Playboys and me