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Thread #3138   Message #1196317
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
28-May-04 - 07:44 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ghost of Tom / Ghost of John
Subject: Lyr Add: GHOST OF TOM
GHOST OF TOM

Have you seen the ghost of Tom?
Eyes bugged out and nose too long
With big ugly teeth and a shiny white chin
Only one cheek to keep his tongue in.

Have you seen the ghost of Tom?
Long white bones with the skin all gone
OOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Wouldn't it be chilly with no skin on?

The first verse is from "This Is Music," Teachers Book 7, Wm. R. Sur, Dubois and Nye, Allyn and Bacon, p. 171, with music, "source unknown."
One verse in the DT.
Also known as "Ghost of John."

Any more?