Tom Jones - The young new mexican puppeteer

^GIn a town near Albu^Amquerque ^DLived a most concerned young ^Gboy ^GHe said lately I have ^Amnoticed ^DFolks don't live with peace and ^Gjoy

^GWith frowns and worry on their ^Amfaces ^DThey're lost and don't know where to ^Ggo ^GHe said I'll get the people ^Amstraightened ^DBy putting on a puppet ^Gshow

^GThe young New Mexican ^Ampuppeteer He ^Dsaw the people all ^Glived in fear ^GHe thought that maybe they'd ^Amlisten to A ^Dpuppet telling them ^Gwhat to do

^GYou know he got some string and he ^Amgot some wood He ^Ddid some carving and ^Ghe was good ^GAnd folks came running so ^Amthey could hear The ^Dyoung New Mexican ^Gpuppeteer

^G#First he carved out young ^A#mAbe Lincoln ^D#Abe will teach 'em civil r^G#ights ^G#Then a King named Martin ^A#mLuther ^D#So they'd recall his peaceful ^G#fight

^G#Old Mark Twain, his wit and ^A#mwisdom ^D#Will surely show them life is ^G#fun ^G#But he smiled with satis^A#mfaction ^D#When the Prince of Peace was ^G#done

^G#The young New Mexican ^A#mpuppeteer ^D#He saw the people all ^G#lived in fear ^G#He thought that maybe they'd ^A#mlisten to ^D#A puppet telling them ^G#what to do

^G#You know he got some string and he ^A#mgot some wood ^D#He did some carving and ^G#he was good ^G#And folks came running so ^A#mthey could hear ^D#The young New Mexican ^G#puppeteer

^ANow his puppet shows were ^Bmclever ^EAnd he made the people ^Alaugh ^EWhen he got across the ^Bmmessage ^ETo walk along life's open ^Apath

^AThey built him his own puppet ^Bmtheatre ^EDecked out with spotlights yellow and ^Ared ^AAnd then they wrote him up in all the ^Bmpapers ^EAnd this is what the story ^Asaid

^AThe young New Mexican ^Bmpuppeteer ^EHe saw the people all lived in ^Afear ^AHe thought that maybe they would ^Bmlisten to ^EA puppet telling them ^Awhat to do

^AYou know he got some string and he ^Bmgot some wood ^EHe did some carving and ^Ahe was good ^AAnd folks came running so ^Bmthey could hear ^EThe young New Mexican ^Apuppeteer