Phil Harris - The Thing Lyrics
While I was walking down the beach one bright and sunny dayI saw a great big wooden box a-floatin' in the bayI pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surpriseOoh, I discovered a boom-boom-boom, right before my eyesOh, I discovered a boom-boom-boom, right before my eyesI picked it up and ran to town as happy as a kingI took it to a guy I knew who'd buy most any thingBut this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shopOh, get outta here with that boom-boom-boom, before I call a copOh, get outta here with that boom-boom-boom before I call a copI turned around and got right out, a-runnin' for my lifeAnd than I took it home with me to give it to my wifeBut this is what she hollered at me as I walked in the doorOh, get outta here with that boom-boom-boom, and don't come back no moreOh, get outta here with that boom-boom-boom, and don't come back no moreI wandered all around the town until I chanced to meetA hobo who was looking for a hand-out on the streetHe said he'd take most any old thing, he was a desperate manBut when I showed him the boom-boom-boom, he turned around and ranOh, when I showed him the boom-boom-boom, he turned around and ranI wandered on for many years, a victim of my fateUntil one day I came upon St. Peter at the gateAnd when I tried to take it inside, he told me where to goGet outta here with that boom-boom-boom and take it down belowOh, get outta here with that boom-boom-boom and take it down belowThe moral of this story is if you're out on the beachAnd you should see a great big box and it's within your reachDon't ever stop and open it up, that's my advice to you'Cause you'll never get rid of the boom-boom-boom, no matter what you doOh, you'll never get rid of the boom-boom-boom, no matter what you do(boom-boom-boom = 3 strikes on the drum)
