(C.W. McCall, Bill Fries, Chip Davis)
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[The sound of a lonely harmonica.]
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The dance hall is silent and empty
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The banjos don't play anymore
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The music is only a mem'ry
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And the dancing is dust on the floor
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Wild flowers cover the ground now
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The timbers are streaking with gray
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The palace is tumblin' down now
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And the dancers have all gone away
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[Chorus]
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Once there was singing
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And once there was song
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And once there was silver and gold (silver and gold)
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The tombstones are weathered and broken
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But the last signs of life are still here
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The labors of love have been stolen
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But the gold was the last souvenir
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[Chorus]
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Once there was laughter
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And once there was life
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And once there was silver and gold (silver and gold)
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The dance hall is silent and empty
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The banjos don't play anymore...
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[Fade out to the playing of "Oh, Susanna" on the banjo.]
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Ghost Town
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| C.W. McCall |
