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Goodbye Shanty Town Lyrics by Danny Wilson

Bebop Moptop

1989

In a shanty town, every morning is a gift
When the roof above your head is only makeshift
And the only thing you own is the soil in which you stand
Let me take you by the hand
Through a shanty town, when the seasons are in change
They can burn to the ground or blow you far across the plains
If you see a clipper ship heading up towards the moon
With your name above the bow, then the time is surely now
To say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
In a shanty town called oblivion
There are miles of shapeless shacks with people living
If you hear familiar sounds as you crawl from bow to bow
It's the voices of the world trying to tell you who you are
So say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
Say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
We are all performances
In a circus in the sky
Spinning 'round and 'round and 'round
Now the time has come to try
To say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
Say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
Say goodbye, shanty town
Say goodbye to a shanty town
Say goodbye, shanty town
Credits
Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson

About “Goodbye Shanty Town” by Danny Wilson

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"Goodbye Shanty Town" appears on "Bebop Moptop" in 1989.

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