(Dolly Parton)
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A dirt dobber built its nest
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On my only Sunday dress
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And the roof leaked in my shoes
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And when they dried they were too small
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And the rats chewed a great big hole
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In my only winter coat
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And at night I'd hear them gnaw
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The paper on my bedroom wall
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But I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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Some happy and some sad
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Some good and some bad
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But I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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I used to wait by the garden gate
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Where the hummingbirds came ev'ry day
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To kiss the yellow roses
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Growing up the garden wall
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And in the tall grass I would lie
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'Til ev'ning shadows brought the night
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Thru the window of my room
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I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call
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And I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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Some happy and some sad
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Some good and some bad
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But I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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Now as I make my way
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Along the busy city sidewalks
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My head arouring from the deafening city sound
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You can't hear a whipporwill in this noisy city
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And tall green grass don't grow
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Along the sidewalks of this town
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And hummingbirds don't fly around
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These artificial roses
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Like they did around the garden wall
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And, oh, so often in my mind
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I'll go back to another time
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And I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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I still say
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Those were the greatest days of all
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The Greatest Days Of All
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| Dolly Parton |
