Lincoln Park Pirates

In Chicago where I live, there's a... there's a outfit that'll tow just almost anything off the streets but they deal mostly in automobile. and we call 'em the Lincoln Park Pirates*. Am Em Am The street lamps are on in Chicago tonite F G Am and lovers are gazin at stars, F the stores are all closin' Am Em E7 and Daley is dozin' and the fatman is counting the cars; Am Em Am There's more cars than places to put 'em he said F G Am F but I got room for them all, so round 'em up boys Am Em E7 I want some more toys, hit the lot by the grocery store (Chorus) --to me-- Am G Am WAY HEY TOW'EM AWAY F G Am The Lincoln Park pirates are we; F Am from Wilmette to Gary F Am There's none that so heavy Em E7 and we always collect our fee Am G Am WAY-HEY tow 'em away F G Am we plunder the streets of your town, F Am F Am be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy E7 Am And no one can make us shut down. Verse 2 Am Em Am We break into cars when we gotta F G Am with pick axe and hammer and saw, F Am they say this garage has no license Em E7 but little care I for the law Am Em Am all my drivers are friendly and courteous; F G Am their good manners you always will get F Am Em E7 for they all are recent graduates from the charm scholl in Joliet (Chorus) Verse 3 Am Em Am And when all of the cars are collected, F G Am and all of their fenders are ruined F Am Em E7 then I'll tow every boat in belmont harbor to the Lincoln park Lagoon Am Em Am and when I've collected the ransom F G Am and sunk all the ones that won't yield F Am then i'll tow all the planes that are blocking the runways Em E7 at midway, O'Hare and Meigs Field --to me-- Am Em Am WAY HEY TOW'EM AWAY F G Am The Lincoln Park pirates are we; F Am from Wilmette to Gary F Am There's none that so heavy Em E7 and we always collect our fee Am G Am F G Am Way hey, tow 'em away, -- Citizens Gather around F Am F Am I think its enough and lets call his bluff F G Am Yeah lets throw the bum out of town.