I've Got A Pain in My Sawdust - Lyrics

Lyrics

(A 'motive of pain' is exclaimed before the singing of the chorus, which is sung from point of view of the character of the little bisque doll.)

Verse 1:

A little bisque doll and a little rag doll /

And a dolly imported from France /

Were sitting one day on the shelf of the store /

With a doll that could wind up and dance /

When all of a sudden, the shopkeeper heard /

A scream that rang out thro' the store /

And this was the plaint of the little bisque doll /

That made such an awful uproar

Chorus:

I've got a pain in my sawdust /

That's what's the matter with me /

Something is wrong with my little inside/

I'm just as sick as can be /

Don't let me faint, someone get me a fan /

Someone else run for the medicine man /

Ev'ryone hurry as fast as you can /

I've got a pain in my sawdust

Verse 2:

They took her away in a hospital van /

And the whole town was filled with the blues /

For ev'ryone thought it was quite an odd thing /

And the papers all printed the news /

The surgeons looked wise and they all shook their heads /

And asked her just where she was sick /

"I think it's 'appendi-sawdust'!", she exclaimed /

"And won't you please do something quick?"

Chorus Repeat

Verse 3:

Oh, sad was the day for the little bisque doll /

For they cut all her stitches away /

and found the seat of the terrible ache /

"'Twas a delicate task," they all say /

For none of the surgeons had ever before /

Performed on a dolly's inside /

They tried to re-stuff her but didn't know how /

And this was her wail as she died

Chorus Repeat (spoken, expressively)

"Funeral March" bridge

Sung:

She had a pain in her sawdust.