Billy Joe McGuffrey
Billy Joe's Hilarious Journey: Triumphs & Tumbles
Lyrics
Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
Billy Joe McGuffrey is introduced as the main character.
Was a really clumsy kid
Describes Billy Joe as a very clumsy child.
On the first day of first grade
First day of first grade, sets the stage for the clumsy incidents.
I'll tell you what he did
Teases an event from the first day.
He tripped over a pencil box
Details an incident of tripping over a pencil box.
Flew up in the air landed on a kangaroo
Exaggerates the outcome - Billy Joe lands on a kangaroo.
Who pulled out all his hair
Further exaggeration - the kangaroo loses its hair.
He needed first aid in the first grade
Expresses the need for first aid in first grade due to the incident.
First aid in the first grade
Repetition for emphasis on the need for first aid and the expenses.
First aid in the first grade
-You could buy a zoo with all
Hyperbolic statement about the high cost of doctor bills.
The doctor bills he paid
Continuation of exaggeration regarding the expenses.
Oh, Billy Joe McGuffrey
Reiteration of Billy Joe's clumsiness.
Was a really clumsy kid
-On the second say of second grade
Transition to the second grade and a new incident.
I'll tell you what he did
Describes slipping on a banana peel.
He slipped on a banana peel
Exaggerates the outcome - lands on a chimpanzee.
Flew up in the sky landed on a chimpanzee
Further exaggeration - the chimpanzee pokes him in the eye.
Who poked him in the eye
Expresses the need for first aid in the second grade.
He needed first aid in the second grade
Repetition emphasizing the need for first aid and associated costs.
First aid in the second grade
-First aid in the second grade
-You could buy a zoo with all
Continuation of hyperbolic statement about doctor bills.
The doctor bills he paid
Blank line.
Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
Repetition of the clumsy incidents in third grade with similar exaggeration.
Was a really clumsy kid
-On the third day of third grade
-I'll tell you what he did
-He fell out of a fishing boat
-Splashed into the sea landed on a moray eel
-Who bit him on the knee
-He needed first aid in the third grade
-First aid in the third grade
-First aid in the third grade
-You could buy a zoo with all
-The doctor bills he paid
-Mr asparagus: "Twelfth grade!"
Mr. Asparagus interjects with the mention of twelfth grade.
Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
Details an incident in twelfth grade involving financial aid and a college loan.
Was a really clumsy kid
-On the twelfth day of twelfth grade
-I'll tell you what he did
-He walked into financial aid
-Fell and broke a bone
-Showed them all his bills
-And got a great big college loan
-He needed first aid in the twelfth grade
-First aid in the twelfth grade
-First aid in the twelfth grade
-You could buy a zoo with all
-The doctor bills he paid
-You could buy a zoo with all
Repetition emphasizing the cumulative doctor bills, suggesting a significant financial burden.
The doctor bills he paid!
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