C G C Well my pa was always in gloom F G C And his hat was made of raccoon F G C He was drunk in the afternoon C G Nearly every day C G C And his mind was like a trap F G C Where he kept a hand-drawn map F G C How to get to the Arkansas flats C G From the lights of Broadway [Chorus] F G C And the holy men always say F G C We'll meet again someday F G C In that city beyond the stars C G In a golden café [Verse 2] C G C Oh my ma, she loved him so F G C And she'd make him a cup of joe F G C And he'd drink it like an Eskimo C G As his children did play C G C And she'd bake him a mincemeat pie F G C And he'd drink when his mouth was dry F G C And he died on the fourth of July C G In a firework display [Chorus] F G C And the holy men always say F G C We'll meet again someday F G C In that city beyond the stars C G In a golden café [Verse 3] C G C Oh, I was an Eagle Scout F G C With a trumpet, I'd stomp and shout F G C And I'd sing of the Arkansas trout C G And I'd sleep in the hay, hey C G C But now I'm always in gloom F G C And my hat is made of raccoon F G C And I'm drunk in the afternoon C G Nearly every day [Chorus] F G C And the holy men always say F G C We'll meet again someday F G C In that city beyond the stars C G In a golden café