In australia, thongs are what you wear on your feet in summer. here's a tragic thing song from the great ......peter willey!

Inside Thongs - Peter Willey

Verse 1:
I've seen trouble in my life
I've three kids and a wife
A house to fix and edges to maintain
I've put kids on the potty
The carpet there is spotty
And I know which kid caused each and every stain

Verse 2:
I've lived through two world wars
And the one against the Boers
And of pain, my knees have given me my share
Sometimes when things got tough
You'd think it was enough
To hasten the degrading of my hair
...
But, there is something you should know
That many years ago
I did something that made me sick inside
When I think of it, I wince
And I've regretted ever since
The day I wore my inside thongs outside

Chorus:
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.

Verse 3:
T'was a fine & sunny morn
And outside on the lawn
My kids were playing in the bright sunshine
I said to Jude, "Bye bye,
To the backyard I must fly
To hang these plastic bags on the line."
........
In my haste I'd forgot
To check which thongs I'd got
To put on to foil the bindi-eyes
I'd stepped into a pair
That lay innocently there
Inside-thongs in outside-thong disguise

Chorus:
Inside thongs - outside,
Inside-thongs in outside-thong disguise
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.

Verse 4:
I cannot help it if
My skin is sensitive
And coarsely woven fabrics I can't bear
And I can feel the snag
From that sharpish nylon tag
They sew into my Target underwear
...
It gets me quite upset
If the get my bathmat wet
Cos' that is not what God made bathmats for
But the strife wet bathmats give
Is nothing compared with
The pain of mixing thong types at the door

Chorus:
Inside thongs - outside,
Don't get your thong types mixed up at the door
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.

Last Verse:
But now I'm getting old
And my feet are always cold
There's only one thing that I can't abide
Is that when I'm in a hurry
I'll cause myself some worry
I'll go and wear my inside thongs outside
......
Now I visit my sons
And my daughter just for fun
And you know the thing that fills my heart with pride
Is to see on the floor
Next to each back door
A special pair of thongs just for outside

Chorus: (twice)
Inside thongs - outside,
A special pair of thongs just for outside
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.
...
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.
Inside thongs - outside,
The day I wore my inside thongs outside.
© Peter Willey - 1992