Marmendy Mill

H. Kaylan, M. Volman

Emily child why don’t you smile?
Every child should learn how to smile
You like me were born crying
She like we will cry as she’s dying
How many smiles will you smile today?

Emily Ann, give me your hand
I’ll talk to you, you won’t understand
Funny man with mustache moving
Funny man what are you proving
What have your words done for you today?

Marcy, upstate boy, scholar-faced fatty,
Here is your lunch son
Wait for your daddy,
Have lots of fun son
Whitesboro schoolhouse act like the big kids don’t get in trouble
In the good old days

When I felt like a child I could run for a mile
Over blue meadows to Marmendy Mill

Howie, stop your games come in and play now
Your clarinet son
Concert today now
Were proud, you bet son
School work and scales a well-rounded learning
You lucky boy you
In the good old days

When I felt like a child I could run for a mile
Over blue meadows to Marmendy Mill

Hey Howie come on

Moving, far away, good-bye to the farmer,
You’ll make new friends son
L.A. is warmer,
Childhood ends son
Off to the city to grow up too quickly
There’s no returning
To the good old days

When I felt like a child I could run for a mile
Over blue meadows to Marmendy Mill

Come on…

Well that electrified wire will set your keester on fire
Unless you shimmy on the ground like the groundhogs do
And though I’m going away to Cal-i-for-nee-i-a
I know I’ll never find a better friend than you
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