Bartleby Finkleton Will Not Take a Bath

Song Description

Silly song about a kid who won't take a bath.

Song Length 3:26 Genre Unique - Children, Rock - General
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cheerful, Affable Subject Son, Silliness
Similar Artists Barenaked Ladies Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Bartleby Finkleton, he'll leave a stink upon
Any little thing that he ever puts his finger on
He's the dirtiest kid you've ever met
'Cause Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
Mold in his armpits, mud up his nose
Some kind of slime growing in between his toes
He's always got enough food stuck upon his face
That he could feed a army for 25 days
He hasn't even seen a tub in 4 or 5 years
He's got a patch of mushrooms growing in his ears
He's got so much dirt that if he ever took a bath
There might not be anything left
He smells like a dead fish
Stuffed with rotten eggs
Wrapped in a dirty diaper
Rolled in a garbage can
Dipped in sour milk
With a skunk on top
All shoved in an old sweaty gym sock
Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
He doesn't even know just where the soap is at
He's not going to bathe, so do not even ask
Because Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
Bartleby went down to the dump one day
They said he was too filthy and they turned him away
Bugs in his teeth, he smells like a goat
He hasn't changed his clothes since the dinosaurs roamed



He looks like he came from a dumpster bottom
He ought to teach a class in garbology
Doesn't own shampoo but he doesn't care
He's got a family of bats living in his hair
He smells like a dead fish
Stuffed with rotten eggs
Wrapped in a dirty diaper
Rolled in a garbage can
Dipped in sour milk
With a skunk on top
All shoved in an old sweaty gym sock
Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
He doesn't even know just where the soap is at
He's not going to bathe, so do not even ask
Because Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
His Momma says, "Bartleby, take a bath please!"
His sister says, "Bartleby, Dude you stink!"
His Father says, "Bartleby, you get into that bathroom!"
His teacher says, "You're stinking up the classroom!"
Well, you never ever wanna be dirty like Bartleby
'Cause if you were, you'd be stinky, he oughta be washed
Instead he looks like a pig sty
Flowers wilt when he walks by
He smells like a dead fish
Stuffed with rotten eggs
Wrapped in a dirty diaper
Rolled in a garbage can
Dipped in sour milk
With a skunk on top
All shoved in an old sweaty gym sock
Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath
He doesn't even know just where the soap is at
He's not going to bathe, so do not even ask
Because Bartleby Finkleton will not take a bath

Lyrics Steve Weeks Music Steve Weeks
Producer Steve Weeks Performance Steve Weeks
Label Steve Weeks Music

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