The Mummy
Bob McFadden and Dor Brunswick 9-55140
(Rod McKuen)
[NARRATION WITH INSTRUMENTAL BACKGROUND]
MUMMY: I'm a mummy I scare people Watch what happens when I walk up to
somebody I'm a mummy
FIRST PERSON:
MUMMY: I was born one thousand nine hundred and fity-nine years ago My
daddy was a mummy, too Watch what happens when I walk up to somebody
I'm a mummy
SECOND PERSON:
MUMMY: I don't try to scare people I really came back to life to buy a
copy of "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb", but people run from me
Watch what happens when I walk up to somebody I'm
a mummy
THIRD PERSON:
MUMMY: I wish there was somebody somewhere who wasn't afraid of me Oh,
well Watch what happens when I walk up to somebody
I'm a mummy
BEATNIK: That's cool
MUMMY: I'm a mummy
BEATNIK: You mean you're a mother
MUMMY: No, I'm a mummy
BEATNIK: I'm a beatnik
MUMMY: People are afraid of me
BEATNIK: Yeah, I'll bet
MUMMY: I was born one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine years ago
BEATNIK: Oh, yeah, like that's a long gig
MUMMY: Where can I buy a copy of "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb"?
BEATNIK: Oooh, man, I don't dig that trash You know like Brubeck,
Sherwin, modern jazz quartet?
MUMMY: I'm a mummy
BEATNIK: Man, you got a warped groove
MUMMY: Aren't you afraid of me? Aren't you gonna scream?
BEATNIK: Oh, yeah, like "help"
Transcribed by Little John
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced
above, and are for personal use and research interest only