The Dirtiest Town in the West lyrics

Balladeer: Now once there was a town out on the dusty Western plain.

They called it Dirty Gulch, and this is how it got its name:

Everyone who chewed some gum or ate a candy bar

Would throw the wrapper on the ground and leave it lyin' thar

Citizens: Aye oo, Aye aa

The dirtiest town in the west

Ooh ooh ooh

Balladeer: Soon the people of the town all started turning mean.

They swore:

Citizens: This is the yuckiest place that I have ever seen!

(Man: This is terrible!)

Balladeer: But still they dropped their newspapers and bottles, cans and rags.

Banana peels and pop-top tabs and empty paper bags.

Citizens: Aye oo, Aye aa

The dirtiest town in the west

Ooh ooh ooh

(A stranger comes riding into town on a horse.)

Balladeer: Then one day a marshall came a'ridin' o'er the hills.

He said:

Marshall: My name's McClean, and I am here to cure your ills!

Balladeer: Then from his mighty steed he jumped. He said:

McClean: I have a plan.

We'll pick the garbage off the ground and put it in a can.

Citizens: Aye oo, Aye aa

He's gonna put the trash in a can.

Ooh ooh ooh

Balladeer: The marshall pushed his sleeves up high and grabbed his trusty broom.

He said:

McClean: This trash is ugly, and it's unhealthy, too!

Balladeer: Soon the people of the town joined in and did the same.

And then the town of Dirty Gulch had to change its name.

Citizens: Aye oo, Aye aa

The cleanest town in the west

Ooh ooh ooh

(McClean: Okay, folks, and I want you to keep this town this way. Don't forget!)

• Artist:Sesame Street (OST)