WHAT KIND OF NOISE ANNOYS AN OYSTER
(Frank Crumit / Billy Curtis)


Frank Crumit - 1930


Lots of folks are worried over how they'll pay the rent
Some folks are annoyed because they can't lay up a cent
Others are perplexed about the latest picture show
But there is really only just one thing I'd like to know
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
No matter what I do, the answer won't come through
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
That's a question I would like an answer to
A little piece of cheese annoys a mouse, there is no doubt
But here's the one thing I've been trying hard to figure out
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
When an oyster's in a stew

What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
I asked them at the zoo
They said they wished they knew
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
That's a question I would like an answer to
A piece of cheese annoys a mouse
The mouse annoys in turn
The cat who then annoys the dog
But still I cannot learn
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
When an oyster's in a stew

Oysters live a life within a very narrow scope
One thing I've found out is that an oyster don't like soap
I'll admit the problem's been a sticker from the go
I've asked most everyone I've met, and no one seems to know
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
I've figured till I'm blue, so now I'm asking you
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
That's a question I would like an answer to
A piece of cheese annoys the mouse
The mouse annoys the cat
The cat annoys the dog
The dog annoys your Sunday hat
But, what kind of a noise annoys an oyster
When an oyster's in a stew

What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
I've asked each one I knew, from here to Kalamazoo
What kind of a noise annoys an oyster
That's a question I would like an answer to.
Now, simple things annoy a lot of simple folks, you see
And that's most likely why this question is annoying me
But what kind of a noise annoys an oyster
When an oyster's in a stew, da-doodle-ooh-doo!




(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2017)