KEY: G5 G5 C5 D5 G5 G5 D5 G5 G5 While I was walkin' down the beach C5 G5 One bright and sunny day I saw a great big wooden box A5 D5 A-floatin' in the bay G5 I pulled it in and opened it up C5 G5 And much to my surprise N.C. Oh, I discovered a... (drum riff plays) C5 D5 G5 Right before my eyes N.C. Oh, I discovered a... (drum riff plays) C5 D5 G5 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 G5 D5 KEY CHANGE-Up a semitone Ab5 Ab5 I wandered all around the town C#5 Ab5 Until I chanced to meet A hobo who was lookin' for Bb5 Eb5 A handout on the street Ab5 He said he'd take most any old thing C#5 Ab5 He was a desperate man N.C. But when I showed him the... C#5 Eb5 Ab5 He turned around and ran N.C. Oh, when I showed him the... C#5 Eb5 Ab5 He turned around and ran UP ANOTHER SEMITONE IN KEY CHANGE A5 I wandered on for many years D5 A5 A victim of my fate Until one day I came upon B5 E5 St Peter at the gate A5 And when I tried to take it inside D5 A5 He told me where to go N.C. Get out of here with that... D5 E5 A5 And take it down below N.C. Oh, get out of here with that... D5 E5 A5 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
