Shantytown lyrics
by Johnny Cash
[Chorus]
I live down in Shantytown
Where chicken's twenty cents a pound
And if you live on such solid ground
What are you doing down in Shantytown
What are you doing down in Shantytown
[Verse 1]
Well I'm back on your side of the tracks
Have come back for me to take you back
Back to your high society
To your c*cktails and your teas
I'll look up but don't look down
Because we got pride in Shantytown
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Behind the walls of your shackled heart beats pure
While the rich have a love to endure
Well is the gold in your crown turning black
Is there something here in Shantytown that keeps you coming back
[Chorus]