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.