KEY: G G C D G G D7 G G While I was walkin' down the beach C G One bright and sunny day I saw a great big wooden box Am D7 A-floatin' in the bay G I pulled it in and opened it up C G And much to my surprise N.C. Oh, I discovered a... (drum riff plays) C D7 G Right before my eyes N.C. Oh, I discovered a... (drum riff plays) C D7 G 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 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" INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE G D7 KEY CHANGE-Up a semitone Ab Ab I wandered all around the town C# Ab Until I chanced to meet A hobo who was lookin' for Bbm Eb7 A handout on the street Ab He said he'd take most any old thing C# Ab He was a desperate man N.C. But when I showed him the... C# Eb Ab He turned around and ran N.C. Oh, when I showed him the... C# Eb Ab He turned around and ran UP ANOTHER SEMITONE IN KEY CHANGE A I wandered on for many years D A A victim of my fate Until one day I came upon Bm E7 St Peter at the gate A And when I tried to take it inside D A He told me where to go N.C. Get out of here with that... D E7 A And take it down below N.C. Oh, get out of here with that... D E7 A And take it down below (on the last verse, play slower) The 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... No matter what you do Oh, you'll never get rid of the... No matter what you do
