The Thing

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

Ooh, I discovered a

(*boom-boom-boom*)

right before my eyes

Ooh, 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 any thing

But this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shop

Ooh, get outta here with that (*boom-boom-boom*) before I call a cop

Ooh, get outta here with that (*boom-boom-boom*) before I call a cop

I turned around and got right out, a-runnin' for my life

And than 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 outta here with that (*boom-boom-boom*) and don't come back no more

Oh, get outta 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 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 (*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 outta here with that (*boom-boom-boom*) and take it down below

Oh, get outta here with that (*boom-boom-boom*) and take it down belowThe 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

(*boom-boom-boom* = 3 strikes on the drum)