Balladeer: (?)

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 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 marshal came a'ridin' o'er the hills.

He said:



Marshal: 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 marshal 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, people, and I want you to keep this town this way. Don't forget!)