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[AmDm]The s[Am]treetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
[Dm]And l[C]overs a'gazin' at stars;
[DmAm]The st[DmAm]ores are all closin', and Daley is dozin',
And [Dm]the [Em]fat man is counting the cars...
And there's mo[Am]re cars than p[Dm]laces to [Am]put 'em, he says,
But I[Dm]'ve got room for them a[C]ll;
[Dm]So '[Am]round [Dm]'em up b[Am]oys, 'cause I want some more toys,
In the l[Dm]ot by the grocery st[Em]ore...
Chorus
To[Am] me, [Em]way, h[Dm]ey, tow [Am]them away,
The L[Dm]incoln Park Pirates are w[C]e,
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
And we a[Dm]lways collect our f[Em]ee!
So [Am]it's [Em]way, h[Dm]ey, tow [Am]'em away,
We p[Dm]lunder the streets of your [C]town,
Be it [Dm]Edsel o[Am]r Chev[DmAm]y, there's no car too heavy,
And n[Em]o one[Am] can make us shut down.
We break into cars when we gotta,
With hammer and pickaxe and saw;
And they said this garage had no license;
But little care I for the law!
Our drivers are friendly and courteous;
Their good manners you always will get;
'Cause they all are recent graduates
Of the charm school in Joliet.
To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
We plunder the streets of your town,
Be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy,
And no one can make us shut down.
And when all the cars are collected,
And all of their fenders are ruined,
Then I'll tow all the boats in Belmont Harbor
To the Lincoln Park Lagoon;
And when I've collected the ransom,
And sunk all the ones that won't yield;
I'll tow all the planes that are blocking the runways
At Midway, O'Hare, and Meigs Field!
To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
Now citizens, gather around,
And I think it's enough, let's call his bluff,
Let's throw the bum out of town!
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[AmDm]The s[Am]treetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
[Dm]And l[C]overs a'gazin' at stars;
[DmAm]The st[DmAm]ores are all closin', and Daley is dozin',
And [Dm]the [Em]fat man is counting the cars...
And there's mo[Am]re cars than p[Dm]laces to [Am]put 'em, he says,
But I[Dm]'ve got room for them a[C]ll;
[Dm]So '[Am]round [Dm]'em up b[Am]oys, 'cause I want some more toys,
In the l[Dm]ot by the grocery st[Em]ore...
Chorus
To[Am] me, [Em]way, h[Dm]ey, tow [Am]them away,
The L[Dm]incoln Park Pirates are w[C]e,
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
And we a[Dm]lways collect our f[Em]ee!
So [Am]it's [Em]way, h[Dm]ey, tow [Am]'em away,
We p[Dm]lunder the streets of your [C]town,
Be it [Dm]Edsel o[Am]r Chev[DmAm]y, there's no car too heavy,
And n[Em]o one[Am] can make us shut down.
We break into cars when we gotta,
With hammer and pickaxe and saw;
And they said this garage had no license;
But little care I for the law!
Our drivers are friendly and courteous;
Their good manners you always will get;
'Cause they all are recent graduates
Of the charm school in Joliet.
To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
We plunder the streets of your town,
Be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy,
And no one can make us shut down.
And when all the cars are collected,
And all of their fenders are ruined,
Then I'll tow all the boats in Belmont Harbor
To the Lincoln Park Lagoon;
And when I've collected the ransom,
And sunk all the ones that won't yield;
I'll tow all the planes that are blocking the runways
At Midway, O'Hare, and Meigs Field!
To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
Now citizens, gather around,
And I think it's enough, let's call his bluff,
Let's throw the bum out of town!
.
