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Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan
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Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan
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[Verse 1]
It was wild
My wife was in surgery for ten hours
And before the surgery
The surgeon told me, he goes
"Halfway through I'll probably stop and get lunch"
I don't need to know that
Why even tell me that?
Was he afraid I was gonna run in to him in the cafeteria?
What are you doing here?
I get these cravings
Those Snickers commercials are true
[Verse 2]
But he was a great brain surgeon
We learned later on that he's like the best
I don't know how they determine the best brain surgeon
You know, maybe there's a competition
America's got tumors
Heidi Klum thought it was the best
The best brain surgeon
Isn't it enough that someone's a brain surgeon?
None of us can even get in med school
A brain surgeon goes to medical school
Afterwords, specializes in neurology
After that, specializes in surgery of the brain
And we're like
"Yeah, but are they any good?"
Yeah, they're a brain surgeon
You know what they do with the bad brain surgeons?
They don't let them become brain surgeons
Can you imagine the pressure on a brain surgeon?
At no point during their workday can they say
Hey, it ain't brain surgery
'Cause it's always brain surgery
Everyday
What you do at work, honey?
Brain surgery
That's fun, you want some fruit?
Never
[Verse 3]
My wife had a
She had an amazing team of doctors
She had the brain surgeons
She also had a ear, nose and throat doctor
Ear, nose and throat
That kinda sounds like they didn't make the cut for brain surgeon
I wanna be a brain surgeon
You know what, let's stick with the ears, nose and throat
You'd be better with the things surrounding the brain
Can I have the eyes?
You know what, let's stick with the ears, nose and throat
We promised the eyes to the nerd at LensCrafters
Why pick an optometrist?
[Verse 4]
Those ear, nose and throat doctors
They must look at dentists and think, just teeth?
That's it, what about the tongue?
Not the tongue, just the teeth
You just work on teeth?
Surgery on teeth?
Oh, I don't do the surgery
That's the orthodontist
I mostly scrape stuff off of teeth
While I listen to 80's music
I love Debbie Gibson
When you think about a dentist
They don't do the surgery
They don't even clean the teeth
They're like, "You guys do everything and then I'll come in
And jab 'em with a sharp object
While I listen to Debbie"
[Verse 5]
I did figure out what type of doctor I would wanna be
Which is an anesthesiologist
'Cause just once, I'd like to walk in a room and go
"Hi, I'm doctor Gaffigan, I'm gonna give you some drugs
So you can't talk or move
And one of these strangers is gonna cut you open
Good luck"
What draws someone to anesthesiology?
It's like, I like medicine
But I really enjoy getting people high
If I could combine the two
I also prefer to sit during surgery
You ever see the anesthesiologist during surgery?
They're always sitting there like
I don't even know why I have to be here
Yeah, they're still alive
Anyone got the wifi password?
Written by: Jim Gaffigan
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