Caroline Herring - Building of the road

One day the little house ^{F C} Was surprised to see ^{F C} A car on the dirt road ^{F C} Where a carriage used to be ^{F C} Pretty ^Gsoon there were more And ^Fas time passed The ^Csurveyors came ^{F C} And drew a line in the grass ^{F C}

The steam shovels ^Gdug, then the ^Ftrucks brought ^Cstones Then the ^Fsteam roller ^Ccame and ^Dmsmoothed out the ^Groad The ^Clittle house, ^Gshe could ^Fnever be ^Csold So she ^Fsat and ^Cwatched the ^Gbuilding of the ^Croad

First it was gasoline stations ^{F C} And roadside stands ^{F C} As roads became highways ^{F C} And carved up the land ^{F C G}Everything moved Much ^Ffaster than before Then the ^Ccity came and knocked ^{F C} On the little house's door ^{F C}

The steam shovels ^Gdug, then the ^Ftrucks brought ^Cstones Then the ^Fsteam roller ^Ccame and ^Dmsmoothed out the ^Groad The ^Clittle house, ^Gshe could ^Fnever be ^Csold So she ^Fsat and ^Cwatched the ^Gbuilding of the ^Croad

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No more ^Fchildren playing in the brook^{C F C} No more daisies^Dm covering the hill ^{G C G} No more harvest ^Fgatherings ^{C F C} No more apple trees ^Dmin blossom ^G

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