THING, THE

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Song Title
THING, THE
Writers
Grean
Publisher
HOLLIS MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Beach, Box, Desperate, Eyes, Fate, Mysterious, Police, Run, Sun, Surprise, Walking, Wife
Lyrics
While I was walking 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 …
Right before my eyes
Oh 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 know
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 …
Before I call a cop
Oh 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
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
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
Saint 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 the story is
If you’re out on the beach
And you should see a great big box
And it’s with 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

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