Family Tree

The doctor told my Uncle John

To quit eatin' dog food or he wouldn't live long

But he kept on eatin' dog food from the can

The doctor was right because one day

Uncle John was scratchin' fleas out in the driveway

And he got run over by the milkman do do do do

There's a bunch of a nuts growin' on our family tree dee ta dee dee

Everybody in the family's nuts but me o o o ta do do

My brother's dumb but he thinks he's groovy

He took a girl to the to a drive-in movie

And they were sittin' there waitin' for the picture show to start dar dart

They sat there from eight to ten then she said excuse me Clem

But what are we doin' here in this used car lot mmm hum mm

There's a bunch of nuts growin' on our family tree...

I got a cousin we call im Ox put a lantern on top of a box

And I ask him what was the purpose of the lantern dad burn

He said so folks can see the box I said what's the purpose of the box Ox

He said I gotta have some place to put the lantern mmm hum mmm

There's a bunch of nuts a growin' on our family tree...

Then there was my Uncle Jay he worked as a waiter in a small cafe

And some folks came in from high society ta dee dee

This one fat lady that was with the group said what's that fly doin' in my soup

He said looks like the backstroke to me mm hum mmm

There's a bunch of nuts a growin' on our family tree...

Well I gotta go to work now I'm parttime brain surgeon you know

I always did want to be a big operator

Adios there friends hi there you in the white suit