I (con’t)
Oh I bet you can't guess what I've got in my pocket.
I bet you can't guess what I've got.
Oh I bet you'll never guess, oh I know you'll never guess,
So I guess I'll have to tell you what I've got.

I've got string and a cord and a rope and a board
All tied up in a knot.
Some pieces of metal from a real old kettle
And a pit from an apricot.

Oh why do I carry all this stuff around with me?
It's just that I've become attached to it, you see.
And with all this stuff in my pocket,
There's no need for me to lock it with a key.

So I bet you can't guess what I've got in my pocket.
I bet you can't guess what I've got.
Oh I bet you'll never guess, oh I know you'll never guess,
So I guess I'll have to tell you what I've got.
I've got a bicycle chain and a model airplane
And a bone from an old spare rib.
An umbrella handle and a melted candle
And my baby brother's bib.

I've got piles of sand and a rubber band
And a ruler and a fountain pen.
A jar full of oil, some aluminum foil
Left over from who knows when.

Oh I bet you don't know what I'll do in a minute,
I bet you don't know what I'll do.
Gonna empty out my pockets when we finish up our talk
'Cause with all this stuff, it's really hard to walk.


I CAN'T SING PURTY, BUT I SURE SING LOUD

Q: Dear Folks, I am looking for a silly song I learned in grade school. All I remember is the title and a few words: I CAN'T SING PURTY, BUT I SURE SING LOUD, and something about "I open up my mouth, and I sound like a crowd." I hope you can help. Thank you, Stormysrose

A.from Danni: I have the original sheet music from when I was in grade school!! Here are the words:
   I CAN'T SING PURTY BUT I SHORE SING LOUD by Ruth Artman

   Ev'ry day I find me rehearsing, Trying my best to sing;
   But in spite of my days rehearsing, I dont' seem to learn a thing!
   To tell the truth, the awful truth, they tell me I sound a bit
   un-cu-hu-hu-hu-hu-huth!
   I'm not very big and I'm not very smart!
   But when I start to singing it's straight from the heart!
   I open up my mouth and I sound like a crowd!

   I can't sing purty but I shore sing loud! Yah, yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah!
   Each time I sing up high, I crack the chan-de-lier!
    The dog rushes and hides and my brother shakes with fear!
   When the neighbors moved away, I thought I heard them say,