Phil Harris The Thing Lyrics

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,
Oh, I discovered a BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, right before my eyes.
Oh, I discovered a BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, 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,
"Oh, get out of here with that BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, before I call a cop!"
"Oh, get out of here with that BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, 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,
"Oh, get out of here with that BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, and don't come back no more!"
"Oh, get out of here with that BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, and don't come back no more!"

I wandered all around the town until I chanced to 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 BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, he turned around and ran.
Oh, when I showed him the BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, 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 BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, and take it down below!"
"Oh, get out of here with that BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, 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 BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, no matter what you do!
Oh, you'll never get rid of the BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, no matter what you do!

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