The Thing

Album: The Best Of Phil Harris (1950)
Charted: 1
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  • While I was walkin' 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
    Ooh, I discovered a, right before my eyes
    Ooh, 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 knew who'd buy most anything
    But this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shop
    "Ooh, get out of here with that, before I call a cop"
    "Ooh, 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 my wife
    But this is what she hollered at me as I walked in the door
    "Ooh, get out of here with that, and don't come back no more"
    "Ooh, get out of here with that, and don't come back no more"

    I wandered all around the town until I chanced a meet
    A hobo who was lookin' 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 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
    Oh, 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 Writer/s: Charles Grean
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Elias from OhioNick, I didn't even think of that... that's friggin' terrifying... Also, Phil Harris voiced Baloo in the 60's Jungle Book film by Disney.
  • Nick from AlabamaFrom the lyrics throughout the song this could be darker and more sinister then it seems. This could be interpreted as being about a Dybbuk box. If you don't know what one is look it up for yourself.
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