The doctor was looking at the X-ray

And I asked him, "What do you see?"

And he kept on looking at the X-ray

As he said in French to me:

"I see bones

I see gizzards and bones

And a few kidney stones

Among the lovely bones

I see hips

And fourteen paper clips

Three asparagus tips

Among the lovely bones

I see things in your peritoneum

That belong in the British Museum

I see your spine

And your spine looks divine

It's exactly like mine

Now doesn't that seem strange

And in case you use pay telephones

There's two dollars in change

Among your lovely bones

Oh hello there, Nurse

Come over here and look at this X-ray

It's really remarkable

Look at this

Isn't the lumbar vertebrae supposed to be connected to the clavicle?

Well I know, but with Scotch tape?

Hey, look what's in there

Look at that, it's a stamp

It's a 1922 McKinley ultramarine blue with imperfect perforations

I've gotta get that out and put in my collection

Look in there, there's printing

What does it say in there?

"U.S. Certified Grade A."

Look at this, fascinating

See those little round things

Know what those are?

Those are M & M's

Those people are right

They don't melt!

Among the lovely bones