Pencil Thin Mustache By Jimmy Buffett D F#7 B7 Now they're makin' movies in old black and white E7 A7 With happy endings, where nobody fights D F#7 B7 So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage E7 A7 Honey, jump right up and show your age Chorus: D F#7 B7 I wish I had a pencil thin mustache E7 A7 D The "Boston Blackie" kind D F#7 B7 A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket E7 A7 And an autographed picture of Andy Devine D D7 Oh I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny G7 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 Em B7 Em B7 Oh it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast Em B7 Em Drinkin' on a fake I.D. F#m B F#m B 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 But then it's flat top, ditty bop, coppin' a feel Rubbin' 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 used 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 Araby 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 [Thanks to Tom, S L Tiffin, Johnny Villeneuve for corrections]