Tom: C
C Dm
Run down corner candy store down 42nd street.
F
There’s an old screen door that’s been stretched a mile
G
by little children’s feet.
C Dm
Shuffling down the sidewalk, a shiny penny in my hand,
F G
I am off to see old Andy. He’s the king of candy land.
[Chorus]
Dm F
They said he was a nice old man. Said he was a nice old man.
G C
Folks called him Andy,the king of candy land.
[Verse 2]
C Dm
Now me and all my little friends, we were only 5 years old.
F G
We had ears as big as basketballs, believed everything we was told.
C Dm
Heard the old folks talking, heard the rumors spreadin’ round.
F G
Seems the supermarket was drivin’ Andy right into the ground.
[Chorus]
Dm F
They said he was a nice old man. Said he was a nice old man.
G C
Folks called him Andy,the king of candy land.
[Bridge]
F C
We never had much money. But then Andy didn’t care.
Dm F
Well you could take your time while you spent your dime
G
It made you feel like a millionaire.
[Verse 3]
C Dm
Now Andy and his store are gone and it comes to no surprise.
F G
So is much of the magic and the wonder from our eyes.
C Dm
Old men and little children, they are the only ones who see
F G C
The world not as it really is, but how it ought to be.
C Dm
So with a penny in my pocket, the whole world sure does look grand.
F G C
I am off to see old Andy, he’s the king of candy land.
[Chorus]
Dm F
They said he was a nice old man. Said he was a nice old man.
G C
Folks called him Andy,the king of candy land.Chorus
Dm F
They said he was a nice old man. Said he was a nice old man.
G C
Folks called him Andy,the king of candy land.
