The Thing

作曲：Anton Karas

作词：Anton Karas

while i was walking down the beach

one bright and sunny day

i saw a great big wooden box of floating in the bay

i pulled it in and opened it up

but 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 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

before i called a cop

oh get out of here with that

before i called a cop

i turned around and got right out a running 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 he turned around and ran

oh when i showed him 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 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

no matter what you do

oh you'll never get rid of the no matter what you do