Like "
The Song That Never Ends" and "
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall," "Found a
Peanut"
is a perfect song to
belt out on any
long car trip when you suddenly get the urge to drive your companions
bonkers. The beauty of the song is that you can put almost any
past-tense phrases of two to four syllables with even vaguely correct meter in place of the
standard verses -- thus you have instant
near-infinite variations.
The song's sung to the tune of "
My Darling Clementine," and the structure is thus: (I'll use {v} for the verse phrases.)
{v},{v}, {v} last night,
Last night (I) {v},{v} last night.
According to my rough memory, the most common things to put in place of {v} in the most common
order are:
1. Found a peanut
2. It was rotten (no "I" in this verse - just stretch out the night a little!)
3. Ate it anyway (I)
4. Got sick (I)
5. Called the doctor
6. Died Anyway
7. Went to heaven
8. Played a harp
9. Broke a string
10.Went to hell
11.Woke up