I saw it one day, Bear mountain was comin' my way. "come along 'n' a trip, bring you up there on a ship. Bring the wife and the whole family." Yippee!
Well, I run down 'n' bought a ticket To this mountain picnic. But little did I I was in for a surprise. Had nothin' to do mountains. I didn't even come to a bear.
the wife 'n' kids down to the pier, Six thousand there, Everybody had for the trip. "oh well." I said, "it's a big ship. Besides, anyway, the the merrier."
Well, we all got on 'n' what think, That big old boat started t' More people a-pilin' on, old ship was a-slowly goin' down. Funny way t' a picnic.
Well, I soon track of m' kids 'n' wife, So many there I never saw in m' life That old ship sinkin' in the water, Six thousand people t' kill each other, a-barkin', cats a-meowin', Women screamin', a-flyin', babies cryin', a-comin', me a-runnin'. Maybe we better call off the picnic.
I got shoved 'n' pushed around, All I could there was a screamin' sound, Don't one thing more, remember walkin' up on a little shore, Head busted, cracked, splintered, I was bald, naked. . . Quite to be alive though.
like I climbed outa m' casket, I back hold of m' picnic basket. Took the 'n' kids 'n' started home, Wishin' I'd got up that morn.
Now, I don't care what you do, If you wanta have a picnic, up t' you. But don't tell me about it, I don't wanta it, 'cause, see, I lost all m' picnic spirit. in m' kitchen, have m' own picnic. . . In the bathroom.
Now, it seem to me quite so funny What some are gonna do f'r money. There's a bran' new every day Just t' take money away. I we oughta take some o' these people And put 'em on a boat, send 'em up to bear . . . For a picnic.