Biography:
Billy Edward "Edd" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist. He has written songs performed by over 90 different artists including Judy Collins, Jefferson Airplane, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kenny Rogers, Hazel Dickens, and Elvis Presley. One of his co-writers, on the song "Hadn't Been For Baby" recorded by Soul group The Relatives, was noted singer-songwriter Jimmy Radcliffe.
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[Verse 1]
G
They passed an ordinance in the town
They said we'd have to tear it down
D7
That little old shack out back so dear to me
G C
Though the health department said its day was over and dead
G D7 G
It will stand forever in my memory
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 2]
It was not so long ago that I went tripping through the snow
D7
Out to that house behind my old hound dog
G C
Where I would sit me down to rest like a snowbird on his nest
G D7 G
And I'd read that Sears and Roebuck catalog
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 3]
Oh I would hum a happy tune peeping through the quarter moon
D7
As my daddy's kin had done so much before
G C
It was in that quiet spot daily cares could be forgot
G D7 G
And it gave the same relief to rich and poor
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 4]
Now it was not a castle fair but I could dream of future there
D7
Build my castle to the yellow jackets drone
G C
I could orbit round the sun fight with General Washington
G D7 G
Or be a king upon a golden throne
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 4]
It wasn't fancy built at all we had newspapers on the wall
D7
It was air-conditioned in the wintertime
G C
Oh it was just an humble hut but its door was never shut
G D7 G
And a man could get inside without a dime
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
G
They passed an ordinance in the town
They said we'd have to tear it down
D7
That little old shack out back so dear to me
G C
Though the health department said its day was over and dead
G D7 G
It will stand forever in my memory
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 2]
It was not so long ago that I went tripping through the snow
D7
Out to that house behind my old hound dog
G C
Where I would sit me down to rest like a snowbird on his nest
G D7 G
And I'd read that Sears and Roebuck catalog
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 3]
Oh I would hum a happy tune peeping through the quarter moon
D7
As my daddy's kin had done so much before
G C
It was in that quiet spot daily cares could be forgot
G D7 G
And it gave the same relief to rich and poor
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 4]
Now it was not a castle fair but I could dream of future there
D7
Build my castle to the yellow jackets drone
G C
I could orbit round the sun fight with General Washington
G D7 G
Or be a king upon a golden throne
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
[Verse 4]
It wasn't fancy built at all we had newspapers on the wall
D7
It was air-conditioned in the wintertime
G C
Oh it was just an humble hut but its door was never shut
G D7 G
And a man could get inside without a dime
[Chorus]
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
D7 G
Don't let them tear that precious building down
C Am
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
G C D7 G
There's not another like it in the country or the town
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