The Thing 1950 Phil Harris

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 May 2004

While I was walking down the beach
one bright and sunny day,
I saw a great big wooden box
a floatin' in the bay.
I pulled it in and opened it up
and much to my surprise
Oh, I discovered a
Right before my eyes.
Oh, I discovered a
Right before my eyes.

I picked it up and ran to town
as happy as a king.
I took it to a guy I know
who'd buy most anything.
But this is what he hollered at me
as I walked in his shop:
Oh, get out of here with that
Before I call a cop.
Oh, get out of here with that
Before I call a cop.

I turned around and got right out
a runnin' for my life,
And then I took it home with me
to give it to the wife.
But this is what she hollered at me
as I walked in the door:
Oh, get out of here with that
and don't come back no more.
Oh, get out of here with that
and don't come back no more.

I wandered all around the town
until I chanced to meet
a hobo who was looking for
a handout on the street.
He said he'd take most any old thing,
he was a desperate man,
But when I showed him the
he turned around and ran.
Oh when I showed him the
he turned around and ran.

I wandered on for many years,
a victim of my fate,
until one day I came upon
an old man at the gate,
And when I tried to take it inside
he told me where to go:
Get out of here with that
and take it down below.
Oh, get out of here with that
and take it down below.

The moral of the story is
if you're out on the beach
and you should see a great big box
and it's within your reach,
don't ever stop and open it up,
that's my advice to you,
'cause you'll never get rid of the
no matter what you do.
Oh, you'll never get rid of the
no matter what you do.

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The Thing 1950 Phil Harris
lyrics and music by Charles R. Grean
© 1950 by Hollis Music Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 06 May 2004 at 00.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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