Allan Sherman - I See Bones lyrics

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I See Bones<br />

The doctor was looking at the X-ray<br />

And I asked him, "What do you see?"<br />

And he kept on looking at the X-ray<br />

As he said in French to me:<br />

"I see bones.<br />

I see gizzards and bones,<br />

And a few kidney stones<br />

Among the lovely bones.<br />

I see hips<br />

And fourteen paper clips,<br />

Three asparagus tips<br />

Among the lovely bones.<br />

I see things in your peritoneum<br />

That belong in the British Museum.<br />

I see your spine,<br />

And your spine looks divine.<br />

It's exactly like mine.<br />

Now doesn't that seem strange.<br />

And in case you use pay telephones<br />

There's two dollars in change,<br />

Among your lovely bones.<br />

Oh hello there, Nurse.<br />

Come over here and look at this X-ray.<br />

It's really remarkable.<br />

Look at this.<br />

Isn't the lumbar vertebrae supposed to be connected to the clavicle?<br />

Well I know, but with Scotch tape?<br />

Hey, look what's in there.<br />

Look at that, it's a stamp.<br />

It's a 1922 McKinley ultramarine blue with imperfect perforations.<br />

I've gotta get that out and put in my collection.<br />

Look in there, there's printing.<br />

What does it say in there?<br />

"U.S. Certified Grade A."<br />

Look at this, fascinating.<br />

See those little round things.<br />

Know what those are?<br />

Those are M & M's.<br />

Those people are right.<br />

They don't melt!<br />

Among the lovely bones