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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