Billy Joe McGuffrey

Billy Joe McGuffrey is the first song from Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. The song is about a really clumsy kid named Billy Joe McGuffrey who injures himself whatever situation he's in. Chris Rice performed this song.

Lyrics

 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the first day of first grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He tripped over a pencil box,
 * flew up in the air,
 * landed on a kangaroo
 * who pulled out all his hair!
 * He needed first aid in the first grade,
 * first aid in the first grade,
 * first aid in the first grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the second day of second grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He slipped on a banana peel,
 * flew up in the sky,
 * landed on a chimpanzee
 * who poked him in the eye!
 * He needed first aid in the second grade,
 * first aid in the second grade,
 * first aid in the second grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * 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.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the fourth day of fourth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He went out on a tad-pole hunt,
 * slipped into a creek,
 * landed on a large-mouth bass
 * who bit him on the cheek !
 * He needed first aid in the fourth grade,
 * first aid in the fourth grade,
 * first aid in the fourth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the fifth day of fifth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He went into a garden shop
 * looking for a rose,
 * sniffed the baby's breath and
 * got a bee caught up his nose!
 * He needed first aid in the fifth grade,
 * First aid in the fifth grade,
 * First aid in the fifth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the sixth day of sixth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He went out on a field trip
 * the first one of the year,
 * backed into a saber-tooth and
 * pierced both of his ears!
 * He needed first aid in the sixth grade,
 * first aid in the sixth grade,
 * first aid in the sixth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the seventh day of seventh grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He tried out for the talent show
 * to show how well he sung
 * Cracked a grin, a wasp flew in
 * and stung him on the tongue !
 * He needed first aid in the seventh grade,
 * first aid in the seventh grade,
 * first aid in the seventh grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the eighth day of eighth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He tried to play some basketball,
 * went up for a dunk,
 * landed in the bushes
 * and got squirted by a skunk!
 * He needed first aid in the eighth grade,
 * first aid in the eighth grade,
 * first aid in the eighth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the ninth day of ninth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He fed the pigs on Grandpa's farm,
 * Two piglets and a sow,
 * slipped on all their slop
 * and then got stepped on by a cow!
 * He needed first aid in the ninth grade,
 * first aid in the ninth grade,
 * first aid in the ninth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the tenth day of tenth grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He went out on some waterskis,
 * hit a sunken log,
 * wiped out in the lily pads,
 * and got spit on by a frog!
 * He needed first aid in the tenth grade,
 * first aid in the tenth grade,
 * first aid in the tenth grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * was a really clumsy kid.
 * On the eleventh day of eleventh grade
 * I'll tell you what he did.
 * He swerved to miss an alley cat
 * while taking driver's ed,
 * ran into a tree and
 * bumped the dashboard with his head!
 * He needed first aid in the eleventh grade,
 * first aid in the eleventh grade,
 * first aid in the eleventh grade.
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid.


 * Now, Billy Joe McGuffrey
 * 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 the doctor bills he paid!
 * You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiid!