The Murphy Bed
(Gallup/Goodhart)
Recorded by Pat Harrington (5/22/58--released 1958)
Album: Kiss Me I'm Irish
Legacy 53631
sound sample of song

Oh the neighborhood is buzzin' and someone's face is red
But what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?
His wife is in the kitchen and it's time that he was fed
So what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?

The Murphy Bed that folds into the wall
The bed went up, O'Riley went up and they never came down at all
The Muprhy Bed that folds into the wall
The bed went up, it better come down or he'll miss the policeman's ball

Now he can't be in there sleepin' and standin' on his head
So what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?
If he ain't out for breakfast, we'll know he must be dead.
So what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?

The Murphy Bed, O'Riley's still inside
The bed went up, O'Riley went up but he didn't go for the ride
The Murphy Bed, that ain't no place to hide
Come out ol' boy, O'Riley ol' boy, it is very undignified

Now I know about Columbus, I know what Shakespear said
But what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?
I've always solved the mystery of any book I've read
But what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?

Oh the bed's on fire, we're worried now you bet
Through smoke and flame the firemen came but they haven't been heard from yet
The Murphy Bed, it's got us all upset
He'll burn his face, that ain't no place to be smokin' a cigarette

Now you'll see it in the headlines, the news has really spread
But what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?
O'Leary asks O'Dooley, who asks his Uncle Ned
"Say, what is O'Riley doin' in the Murphy Bed?"

Oh the Murphy Bed that folds into the wall
The bed went up, O'Riley went up and they didn't come down at all
The Murphy Bed that folds into the wall
The bed went up, it better come down, or he'll miss the policeman's ball