Port Authority Band

C Am C Am C Am We came in from Old Tehran C Am Landed on Ellis Island C And we were greeted by a Am Worn and weary C Am One man band C And his bassoon Am Was out of tune C Am And his bass drum thumped out of tune C Am We thought their kindness was o' so grand C Am To greet us with this port authority band F G C Am I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority) F G C Am Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority) F G C Am They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority) F G Blaming all our problems C C Blame it on the Port Authority Band C Am C Am C Am They sent us to the doc's exam C Am The doc's a member in a one man band C Am He said we look skinny and sick C Am But we are just built like this C Am And he proclaimed that we had to leave C Am And he was flexing his authority C Am He pushed us back out into the bay C Am He banged his drum, as they say F G C Am I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority) F G C Am Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority) F G C Am They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority) F G Blaming all our problems C C Blame it on the Port Authority Band C C F G C C F G C C F G C C F F G C Am We went back to Old Tehran C Am And started up our own port band C Am But our dock sat in the desert plain C Am So no one, hell, no one ever came C Am Salute our country with our tears C Am Not even Moses will ever wander here C Am Our anchor does not weigh C Am This port, this port carries no authority F G C Am I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority) F G C Am Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority) F G C Am They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority) F G C Am Blaming all our problems (Blame it on authory) F G C Am I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority) F G C Am Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority) F G C Am They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority) F G Blaming all our problems C C Blame it on the Port Authority Band