Standard (EADGBE)
Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.
M rs. Annabelle Evans found
w ith her throat cut after dark.
H er pockets turned inside out
h er dresser drawers turned upside down.
A nna's neighbor, Peg, identifies the body
lets out a hollow kind of sound.
Homicide is t ying yellow ribbons
around her silver Airs tream.
Red cherries s lashing up the night
cutting through that cordoned crime scene.
There's been a murder in the trailer park t onight.
Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.
P ack your things, Ann Marie, we're heading
w est, we're gonna make a fresh start.
I 've been saving pennies,
b een looking forward to this day.
N o time for questions, are you coming
or are you gonna stay?
Crosstown at the Wat erton
George Evans is sitting tall and t ight,
buying drinks for all the r egulars
bragging about how them bones danced for him t onight.
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.
F aceless man counting crumpled bills,
h otel neon fights the dark.
TV set in the corner, they're talking m urder on the late-night news.
H e turns down the sound, waits for the sports.
He only wants to know "did I win or did I lose?"
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
Murder in the trailer par k.
The song sounds right except for the first B (and its repetitions), which I
think sounds a little off. It must be some B variation. If you can
correct me, I can go to my grave happy.