What (Ab)hap pened here?

As the New York sun set (Eb)dis ap peared,

I found an emp ty gar den

a mong the flag stones there.

Who

(Ab)lived here?

He must have been a gar den er that (Eb)cared a lot, who weed ed out the tears and grew a (Bb)good crop.

Now it all looks strange.

It’s fun ny how one (Bb)in (Ab)sect

can dam age

so much grain.

And (Ab)what’s it for, this lit tle emp ty gar den by the (Eb)brown stone door?

And in the cracks a long the (Bb)side walk,

noth on ing grows no more.

Who

(Ab)lived here?

He must have been a gar den er that (Eb)cared a lot, who weed ed out the tears and grew a (Bb)good crop.

And we are so a mazed,

and we’re crip pled and we’re dazed.

A gar den er like we that one,

no one we can your re place.

And I’ve been (Ab)knock ing,

but no one (Eb)an swers.

And I’ve been (Ab)knock ing

most all the day.

Oh, and I’ve been (Fm)call ing,

oh, hey, hey (Cm)John ny,

can’t you come (Ab)out

to play?

And

can’t you come out,

(Bb)can’t you come out to play?

John ny,

(Ab)can’t you come out to play in your emp ty gar den?

John ny,

(Ab)can’t you come out to play in your emp ty gar den?

John ny,

den?