Billy Joe McGuffrey is a song from Jonah.
The song is about a really clumsy kid named Billy Joe McGuffrey whoinjures himself whateever situation he's in.
Chris Rice perfromed this song.
Lryics
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
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
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
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 tadpole hunt, slipped into the creek Landed on a large-mouth bass who bit him on the cheek
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 the garden shop looking for a rose Sniffed a baby's breath and got a bee caught up his nose
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 sabertooth and pierced both of his ears
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
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
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 grandma's farm, two piglets and a sow Slipped on their slop and then got stepped on by a cow
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 water skis and hit a sunken log Wiped out all the lily pads, got spit on by a frog
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 swept and missed an alley cat while taking driver's ed Ran into a tree and bumped the dashboard with his head
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
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 paid!
Trivia
- On the commercial for Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More!, Chris Rice sang "First Aid in the Fourth Grade". However, in the actual music video, some of the verses, such as when Billy was in the fourth grade, fifth grade, and the eleventh grade, were not used.