Blanketville

Blanketville
by John Forster
© 1988 Limousine Music Co. (ASCAP)

Oh, where’s the Mayor of Blanketville,
Blanketville, Blanketville?
Oh, tell me where to find the Mayor,
So I can go to sleep.

“To find the Mayor of Blanketville,
Climb to the top of Legbone Hill.
Ask the Kneecap Keeper there,
‘Where, oh where, oh where?’ ”
Oh, where’s the Mayor of Blanketville,
So I can go to sleep.

Oh Kneecap Keeper, where’s the Mayor
Of Blanketville, Blanketville?
Oh, tell me where to find the Mayor,
So I can go to sleep.

“To find the Mayor you’ll have to take
The highway down to Pillow Lake.
Ask the Duck-down Fishermen there,
‘Where, oh where, oh where?’ ”
Oh, where’s the Mayor of Blanketville,
So I can go to sleep.

Oh Duck-down Fisherman, where’s the Mayor
Of Blanketville, Blanketville?
Oh, tell me where to find the Mayor,
So I can go to sleep.

“You’ll have to take the railroad track
To the Edge of the World and come right back.
Then if you just close your eyes,
You’ll find to your surprise
That you’re the Mayor of Blanketville,
Blanketville, Blanketville,
You’ve found the Mayor of Blanketville,
Now you can go to sleep.”

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Family Tree CD.

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