Those Were the Days

Boy, the way Glenn Miller played 

Songs that made the hit parade

Guys like me we had it made

Those were the days


Didn't need no welfare state

Ev'rybody pulled his weight

Gee our old LaSalle ran great

Those were the days


And you [A7knew who you [A7were then

Girls were girls and [Bm]men were men

Mister we could use a man like [F]Herbert Hoover again


People seemed to [C7]be [Am]content

Fifty dollars paid the ɾent

Freaks were in a circus tent

Those were the days


Take a little Sunday spin

go to [C7]watch the Dodgers win

Have yourself a dandy day

That cost you [A7under a fin


Hair was [Am7]short and [Bm]skirts were long

Kate Smith ɾeally sold a song

I don't know just what went wrong

Those were the days