The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

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[verse]
G                  Am
In a town near Albuquerque
D                            G
Lived a most concerned young boy
G                     Am
He said lately I have noticed
D                               G
Folks don't live with peace and joy

G                              Am
With frowns and worry on their faces
D                                    G
They're lost and don't know where to go
G                           Am
He said I'll get the people straightened
D                      G
By putting on a puppet show


G                     Am
The young New Mexican puppeteer
   D                  G
He saw the people all lived in fear
G                            Am
He thought that maybe they'd listen to
  D                   G
A puppet telling them what to do

G                                  Am
You know he got some string and he got some wood
   D                    G
He did some carving and he was good
G                         Am
And folks came running so they could hear
    D                 G
The young New Mexican puppeteer

[verse]
G#                        A#m
First he carved out young Abe Lincoln
D#                        G#
Abe will teach 'em civil rights
G#                       A#m
Then a King named Martin Luther
D#                            G#
So they'd recall his peaceful fight

G#                          A#m
Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdom
D#                            G#
Will surely show them life is fun
G#                      A#m
But he smiled with satisfaction
D#                           G#
When the Prince of Peace was done


G#                    A#m
The young New Mexican puppeteer
D#                    G#
He saw the people all lived in fear
G#                           A#m
He thought that maybe they'd listen to
D#                    G#
A puppet telling them what to do

G#                                 A#m
You know he got some string and he got some wood
D#                      G#
He did some carving and he was good
G#                        A#m
And folks came running so they could hear
D#                    G#
The young New Mexican puppeteer

[verse]
A                         Bm
Now his puppet shows were clever
E                      A
And he made the people laugh
E                      Bm
When he got across the message
E                         A
To walk along life's open path

A                             Bm
They built him his own puppet theatre
E                                     A
Decked out with spotlights yellow and red
A                                     Bm
And then they wrote him up in all the papers
E                          A
And this is what the story said

It said...


A                     Bm
The young New Mexican puppeteer
E                              A
He saw the people all lived in fear
A                                Bm
He thought that maybe they would listen to
E                     A
A puppet telling them what to do

A                                  Bm
You know he got some string and he got some wood
E                       A
He did some carving and he was good
A                         Bm
And folks came running so they could hear
E                     A
The young New Mexican puppeteer