Water Tower Lyrics

And the fire bell rang

On the side of the house

We were hanging out in the backyard

Peter hurried off in the car

Down second avenue

And right behind on our bikes

As the fire siren blew

On the water tower, the water tower

The big silver water tower

And if we got there in time

To see the firemen roll

Jumping in their boots, pulling on their coats

And their black fire helmets

Peter's helmet was white

Peter was the boss

A wave and a yell and a ring of the bell

The firetruck was off

From the water tower, the water tower

The big silver water tower

And I remember a big moon shining

Off that silver lining

And one time on a dare

My sister and a boy climbed way up there

To the top

They said you could almost see tomorrow…

Now Peter's passed on

I remember that day

They put his box on the fire truck

And drove away

It made me smile to see

I will not forget

On top of that box was a

White fire helmet…

And they drove him by the water tower, the water tower

That big silver water tower