| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| Now they make new | movies in | old black and white |
| E7 | A7 | |
| With happy endings, where | nobody fights |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| So | if you find your | self in that nos | talgic rage |
| E7 | A7 | |
| Honey, | jump right up and | show your age |
| Chorus: |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| I | wish I had a | pencil thin mus | tache |
| E7 | A7 | D | |
| The "Boston | Blackie" | kind |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| A | two toned | Ricky Ricar | do jacket |
| E7 | A7 | |
| And an | autographed picture of | Andy Devine |
| D | D7 | |
| Oh I | remember bein' buck | -toothed and skinny |
| G | Bb | |
| Writin' fan letters to | Sky's niece Penny |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| Oh I | wish I had a | pencil thin | mustache |
| E7 | A7 | D | |
| Then | I could solve some | mysteries | too |
| Bridge: |
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 | |
| Oh it's | Bandstand, | Disneyland, | growin' up | fast |
| Em | B7 | Em | |
| Drinkin' on a | fake I.D. |
| F#m | C7 | F#m | C7 | |
| And | Rama of the | jungle was | everyone's | Bawana |
| E7 | A7 | |
| But | only jazz musicians were | smokin' marijuana |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| Yeah, I | wish I had a | pencil thin | mustache |
| E7 | A7 | D | |
| then | I could solve some | mysteries | too |
| (same as above chords with this verse) |
| But then it's flat top, dirty bob, coppin' a feel |
| Grubbin' on the livin' room floor (so sore) |
| Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge, |
| But all you want to do is learn how to score |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| Yeah, but | now I'm gettin' | old, don't | wear underwear |
| E7 | A7 | |
| I | don't go to church and I | don't cut my hair |
| D | F#7 | B7 | |
| But | I can go to | movies and | see it all there |
| E7 | A7 | D | |
| Just the | way that it u | sed to | be |
| Chorus: |
| That's why I wish I had a pencil thin mustache |
| The "Boston Blackie" kind, a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket |
| And an autographed picture of Andy Devine |
| Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be |
| Maybe suave Errol Flynn or a Sheik of Arabie |
| If I only had a pencil thin mustache |
| Then I could do some cruisin' too |
| D | |
| Yeah, | Bryl-cream, a little dab'll do yah |
| E7 | A7 | D | |
| Oh, | I could do some | cruisin' | too |
Also there is an Fm right before the F#m at 'Rama of the jungle '.