[ Предположительная тональность: F#m ] 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 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 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