Song Name: | The Thing | By: | Phil Harris |
Posted By: | gatman | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | Any | Genre: | General |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2008-06-23 18:06:07 | Modified: | 2008-06-23 18:06:35 |
Song: | words and music by Charles Green
(Arthur Godfrey also had a hit with this song) 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 While I was walking down the beach 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 one bright and sunny day, 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 I saw a great big wooden box 6 6 -4 -4 5 -4 a-floating in the bay. 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 I pulled it in and opened it up 6 -6 -7 7 -6 -7 and much to my surprise; 6 7 7 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 Oh, I discovered a - - -, 7 7 -8 -7 7 right before my eyes! 6 7 7 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 Oh, I discovered a - - -, 7 7 -8 -7 7 right before my eyes! I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king, I took it to a guy I knew who'd buy most anything. But his is what he holered 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 ang got right out, a-running for my life, And then I took it home with me to give it to my wife. But this is what she holldered 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. But 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 St. Peter 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. Get out of here with that - - -, and take it down below. The moral of this 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. |