G D F
G
“Good God! Don't Jump!”
G
A boy sat on the ledge
C G
And old man who had fainted was revived
F G G7
And everyone agreed ‘twould be a miracle indeed
C
If the boy survived
C Dm
“Save the life of my child!”
C G D F
Cried the desperate mother
G
The woman from the supermarket
G
Ran to call the cops
C G
“He must be high on something,” someone said
G C
Thought it never made the New York Times
G C
In the Daily News the caption read
C Dm
“Save the life of my child!”
C G D F
Cried the desperate mother
G
A patrol car passing by
G
Halted to a stop
C G
Said officer MacDougal in dismay
G C
“The force can't do a decent job
G
‘Cause the kids got no respect
C
For the law today” (and blah blah blah)
C Dm
“Save the life of my child!”
C
Cried the desperate mother
Dm7
“Oh, what's becoming of the children?”
Dm C
People asking each other
[Verse 4]G
When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd
G
And it made them wild
C G
In an atmosphere of freaky holiday
G
When the spotlight hit the boy
G
The crowd began to cheer
C
He flew away
F C
“Oh my Grace, I got no hiding place”
F C
“Oh my Grace, I got no hiding place”
