The Thing - June Carter

While I was walking down the road

‘Twas early Monday morn

I saw a funny-looking thing

A standing in the corn

I went right over and picked it up

And much to my surprise

Oh, I discovered a (tapping sound)

Right before my eyes

Oh, I discovered a (tapping sound)

Right before my eyes

I picked it up and ran right home

And give it to my brother

I thought he’d like to have it

Cause he’d never get another

He took one look and out a yelling

You know what happened then

Oh, he ran away from the (bell sound)

And never came home again

Oh, he ran away from the (bell sound)

And never came home again

Pick the thing on the guitar now.

I went right out and ran to town

As fast as I could go

I wrapped it up so I could mail it

To a girl I know

But when the postman saw me

He chased me out the door

Oh, I never could mail the (knocking sound)

Cause it’s against the law

I never could mail the (knocking sound)

Cause it’s against the law

I wondered all around the town

Until I chanced to meet

A friend of mine, the constable

A walking down the street

But this is what he hollered at me

When I told him my tale

Oh, get out of here with that (honking sound)

Or I’ll throw you in jail

Oh, get out of here with that (honking sound)

Or I’ll throw you in jail

Pick the thing on the piano now.

I didn’t know just what to do

I didn’t know what to say

So I give it to the feller

Who planned to marry me one day

But this is what he told me

As soon as he saw the thing

Man: I won’t marry you with that (panting sound)

So give me back my ring

He wouldn’t marry me with that (panting sound)

So I gave him back his ring

The moral of this story is

If you’re out on Monday morn

And you should see a funny-looking thing

A standing in the corn

Don’t ever stop and pick it up

That’s my advice to you

Cause you’ll never get rid of a (tapping sound)

No matter what you do

Cause you’ll never get rid of a (bell sound, knocking sound, honking sound,

tapping sound)

No matter what you do