The Mummy

Album

Songs Our Mummy Taught Us

Label

Brunswick

Genre

Novelty

Media Type

45

Duration

2:00

Composer(s)

Rod McKuen

Entered Chart

Aug 24, 1959

Peak Date

Sep 14, 1959

Released

1959

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Brunswick 9- 55140

B-Side

The Beat Generation

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."
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced
Above, and are for personal use and research interest only.