Merritville[+]
Verse: Em Mathew (with the pugnose) C Em caught me with his sister in the wheatfield. Em Got a couple of buddies C Em C Tied me up and threw me in his oldsmobile. D I said : "Mathew are you crazy ?" C As he started closing in for the kill Em Mathew slowed the olds to 10. C Em and left me here to die in Merritville Chorus: G Em D There's a game they play in the summertime G Em D There's a game they play when it's hot outside C Em - D- C And I wonder why they left me here in Em Merritville Verse: Sally (with the narrow hips) cut the ropes and said she would clear my head Made a path out in the back and led me all the way to her daddy's shed I said : "Sally, Who'd beleive that we we'd have to com so far for a thrill. Sally let me got that night, weak, tired, and spent out in Merritville Chorus: There's a game they play in the summertime There's a game they play when it's hot outside And I wonder why they left me here in Merritville Verse: William (with the scarlet robe) Stopped me as I styumbled down the road today. He said, "On your knees, boy, it's time you learned the right way to pray". I said, "William, I had no idea that the Lord has such a will". William drove his point across and let me die here to burn in Merritville.
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