They passed an ordinance in the town
They said we'd have to tear it down
That little old shack out back so dear to me
Though the health department said
This day was over and dead
It will stand forever in my memory
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
Don't let them tear that precious building down
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
For there's not another like it in the country or the town
It was not so long ago I went tripping through the snow
Out to that house behind my old hound
Where I'd sit me down to rest
Like a snowbird on his nest
And read the Sears and Roebuck catalog
Ah, he's seen one of them, I know
Well, I would hum a happy tune
Peeping through the quarter moon
As my daddy's kin had done before
It was in that quiet spot
Daily cares could be forgot
It gave the same relief to rich and poor
Don't let them tear that little brown building down
Don't let them tear that precious building down
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
For there's not another like it in the country or the town
Well, it was not a castle fair
But I could dream a future there
Build my castles to the yellow jackpots
Drone
I could orbit around the sun
Fight with General Washington
Or be a king upon a golden throne
It wasn't fancy built at all
We had newspapers on the wall
It was air-conditioned in the wintertime
It was just a humble hut
But its door was never shut
And a man could get inside without a dime
Don't let them tear
That little brown building down
Don't let them tear that precious building down
Don't let them tear that dear old building down
For there's not another like it in the country or the town