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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