Lincoln Park Pirates lyrics

Lincoln Park Pirates
from the Steve Goodman LP `Somebody Else`s Troubles`


The streetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
And lovers a`gazin` at stars;
The stores are all closin`, and Daley is dozin`,
And the fat man is counting the cars...
And there`s more cars than places to put `em, he says,
But I`ve got room for them all;
So `round `em up boys, `cause I want some more toys,
In the lot by the grocery store...

To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
>From Wilmette to Gary, there`s nothin` so hairy
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.

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,
>From Wilmette to Gary, there`s nothin` so hairy
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,
>From Wilmette to Gary, there`s nothin` so hairy
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!


Transcribed by Rich Kulawiec, rsk@ecn.purdue.edu
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