Mr. Stringbean
Children's Song Lyrics and Sound Clip
Rosenshontz
We know an old man named Herkimer Green
He's tall and skinny, call him Mr. Stringbean.
We know an old man named Herkimer Green
He's tall and skinny, call him Mr. Stringbean.
He lives in the house on top of the hill
With a big black cat sittin' on the sill.
A gnarled oak tree stands guarding the gate
The shutters are closed every night at eight
A gnarled oak tree stands guarding the gate
The shutters are closed every night at eight
We never trick or treat there on Halloween
Cause he's the meanest old man you've ever seen.
Chorus:
He's mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest old man that you've ever seen.
He's mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest old man that you've ever seen.
Can you tell me? Tell me, how mean is mean?
He eats nails for lunch and drinks sauerkraut punch.
One day my pals double dared me to go
Up to Mr. Stringbean and say hello.
One day my pals double dared me to go
Up to Mr. Stringbean and say hello.
So I walked up shakin' in my shoes
I said, "Hello Mr. Stringbean, how do you do?
He stared at me with those beady eyes
And what he said was a big surprise.
He stared at me with those beady eyes
And what he said was a big surprise.
"I'm feeling OK and furthermore
I heard you talking in the street before, I'm not
Mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest old man that you've ever seen.
I'm not mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest old man that you've ever seen.
I can ell you, tell you, I'm not so mean.
I eat steak for lunch and drink lemonade punch.
Then he smiled and said, "If Mom says ok,
Meet me in the park after school today."
Then he smiled and said, "If Mom says ok,
Meet me in the park after school today."
We'll play some checkers and have some fun
I'll buy ice cream if you can win just one."
He's mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest double jumper that you've ever seen.
He's mean, mean Mr. Stringbean
The meanest double jumper that you've ever seen.
I'll tell you, tell you, he's not really mean.
He wiped out our kings and still bought the ice cream.
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