Phil Harris

[jackbennynum1]

does anybody know what the somg

the thing is about

[shimp scrampi]

It's about Mary's sister, Babe. Her picture's on the music.

[Roman]

Phil might have joked that The Thing was about Mary's sister but my reading of the lyrics makes me doubt that. It's an old time bit of fun though. http://www.lyricsvault.net/songs/17987.html

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

[shimp scrampi]

Yeah, the "Babe's picture's on the music" was a gag used on the show, in case anyone thought I was slandering the jovial Miss Marks...

I do love the 45 cover sleeve of the single, though:




Poor Babe!

[LLeff]

Yeah, the "Babe's picture's on the music" was a gag used on the show, in case anyone thought I was slandering the jovial Miss Marks...

And you know what's the REALLY ironic thing about all those Babe jokes? Within the family, people generally regarded the real-life Babe as being prettier than Mary. I've seen photos of her, and they could practically be fraternal (is there a female equivalent for that? sororical?) twins.