Heebie-jeebies

He had the heebie-jeebies

he was a sight to see

way over there, across the room

was still too close to me,

 

His Mother wouldn’t hug him

His Dad said, “Sleep outside”

The bus, it wouldn’t take him

His friends would always hide,

 

He had the heebie-jeebies

perhaps a Cootie too –

The Doctors, they would speculate

But didn’t have a clue,

 

And then one day it happened

A girl moved into town

Her hair was long and golden

Her eyes were lovely brown,

 

She had the voice of angles

Her step was light as air –

About the heebie-jeebies

She didn’t seem to care,

 

She smiled when she walked with him

They’d laugh and giggle too –

I even saw them holding hands

Hee-bee, she were two,

 

At the top of June they married

They bought the Miller place

Planted flower – sat outside

With smiles on their face,

 

Come March we heard a rumor

Of a little Cootie due –

Twood be a sight, twood cry all night

The Hee-bee, she and Boo,

 

The town was in an uproar

No gossip left unspoken –

We’ve been polite throughout this plight

Because we had our token,

 

But another living here in town

Might cave our value in –

much adieu, what would we do

If Hee-bee, she had Twins?

 

Well sure enough it happened

A set of lovely girls

Golden locks and Lambchop socks

Pink dresses, lace and curls,

 

The strangest thing – the Hee-Bees packed

living here will never do

They up and left the Miller place

They left to start anew,

 

He had the Heebie-jeebies  

Perhaps a Cootie too

And never cared for other folks

And all the things they do,

 

So let this be a lesson

If small town charms for you,

Don’t ever buy the Miller place

You could get Heebees too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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