A dirt dobber built its nest
On my only Sunday dress
And the roof leaked in my shoes

And when they dried they were too small
And the rats chewed a great big hole
In my only winter coat

And at night I'd hear them gnaw
The paper on my bedroom wall
But I still say

Those were the greatest days of all
Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad

But I still say
Those were the greatest days of all
I used to wait by the garden gate

Where the hummingbirds came ev'ry day
To kiss the yellow roses
Growing up the garden wall

And in the tall grass I would lie
'Til ev'ning shadows brought the night
Thru the window of my room

I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call
And I still say
Those were the greatest days of all

Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad
But I still say

Those were the greatest days of all

Now as I make my way

Along the busy city sidewalks
My head arouring from the deafening city sound
You can't hear a whipporwill in this noisy city

And tall green grass don't grow
Along the sidewalks of this town
And hummingbirds don't fly around

These artificial roses
Like they did around the garden wall
And, oh, so often in my mind

I'll go back to another time
And I still say
Those were the greatest days of all

I still say
Those were the greatest days of all