The thing (1950)
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1. While I was walkin' down the beach one
bright and sunny day,
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I saw a great big wooden box a-floatin' in the bay.
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I pulled it in and opened it up
and much to my surprise,
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oh, I
discovered a …. right before my eyes !
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Oh, I discovered a …. right before my eyes
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2. I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king,
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I took it to a guy I knew who'd
buy most anything.
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But this is what he hollered
at me as I walked in his shop :
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"Oh, get out of here with
that .... before I call a cop !"
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"Oh, get out of here with
that .... before I call a cop !"
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3. I turned around and got right out, a-runnin'
for my life,
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and
then I took it home with me to give it to my wife.
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But this is what she hollered
at me as I walked in the door :
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"Oh, get out of here with
that .... and don't come back no more !"
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"Oh, get out of here with
that .... and don't come back no more !"
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4. I wandered all around the town until I chanced to meet
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a
hobo who was lookin' for a handout on the street.
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He said he'd take most any old
thing, he was a desperate man,
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but
when I showed him the .... he turned around and ran.
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Oh, when I showed him the .... he turned around and ran !
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5. I wandered on for many years, a victim of my fate,
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until
one day I came upon St Peter at the gate.
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And when I tried to take it
inside he told me where to go :
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Get out of here with that .... and take it down below !
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Oh, get out of here with that .... and take it down below !
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6. The moral of this story is, if you're out on the beach
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and
you should see a great big box, and it's within your reach :
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Don't ever stop and open it up,
that's my advice to you.
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'Cause you'll never get rid of
the .... no matter what you
do !
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Oh, you'll never get rid of the .... no matter what you do !
(Phil Harris)