Version I learned is a bit diff: 2nd verse: "He ran so fast he couldn't stop; He ran into a barbershop And fell exhaustionized, with his eyeteeth, In the barber's left shoulder. 3rd verse: "Oh, I know a girl & her name is Daisy; When she sings her cat goes crazy With St.Vitus', & delirium tremens, And all kinds of cataleptics. 4th "One day she sang a song about A man who turned himself inside out And jumped into the river-- He was so very(yawn) slee-eepy. 5th "Oh what can you do in a case like that? What can you do but jump on your hat, And your toothbrush, & your grandmother, And anything else that's helpless?? 6th "I know a whale & when she smiles You see teeth for miles & miles, And tonsils, & spareribs, And things too fierce to mention. 7th "Her name is Lena, what a whale!! She eats pork chops by the bale, By the bushel, by the schooner, And also by the pillbox. 8th "Her name is Lena; she's a peach, But don't leave food within her reach-- Or babies, or nursemaids, Or charklit icecream sodas." (It's possible that verse 5 was sung at 8 instead.) I associate my learning of this version with an Ed McCurdy recording, too. Tw
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