The Greatest Days of All

A dirt dobber built its nest
 On my only Sunday dress
 And the roof leaked in my shoes
 And when they dried they were too small
 And the rats chewed a great big hole
 In my only winter coat
 And at night I'd hear them gnaw
 The paper on my bedroom wall
 But I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all
 Some happy and some sad
 Some good and some bad
 But I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all
 I used to wait by the garden gate
 Where the hummingbirds came every day
 To kiss the yellow roses
 Growing up the garden wall
 And in the tall grass I would lie
 'Til evening shadows brought the night
 Through the window of my room
 I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call
 And I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all
 Some happy and some sad
 Some good and some bad
 But I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all
 Now as I make my way
 Along the busy city sidewalks
 My head arouring from the deafening city sound
 You can't hear a whipporwill in this noisy city
 And tall green grass don't grow
 Along the sidewalks of this town
 And hummingbirds don't fly around
 These artificial roses
 Like they did around the garden wall
 And, oh, so often in my mind
 I'll go back to another time
 And I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all
 I still say
 Those were the greatest days of all