Somethin' 'Bout a Mummy Lyrics — Dead Outlaw

[CHARLES]
If you wanna do a sideshow, your classic ten-in-one
You gotta have a mummy to make the suckers come
It gets a man to thinking, a lump inside his throat
And that goes in the wallet I keep inside my coat!
There's somethin' 'bout a mummy that people wanna see
There's somethin' 'bout a mummy that looks a lot like me!

(spoken)
James, show the people what we've got!

[JAMES]
We've got a tattooed lady, we've got a pickle punk
We got a geek that runs around until he falls down drunk
A double-headed f?tal goat in a bottle full of wine
Anomalies of natur? keep 'em standin' in the line!
The human sense of wonder you can't always control
But there's somethin' 'bout a mummy that really stirs the soul!

[ENSEMBLE]
Oh-oh-oh!
Oooh...
Oooh...

[LOUIS]
Presidents and outlaws, standing face to face!
A lesson carved in paraffin, a comment on the race
Honest men, maniacs, noble acts, knife attacks
Historic facts laid down in wax, but there's something that a waxworks lacks
You wanna have a mummy just to keep it real
You've gotta have a mummy if you wanna seal the deal!

(spoken)
Why? I don't know, but I've got some theories

(sung)
It's good to show the people what they can all expect
That wax can never capture that fate you can't protect
You need a real live dead mummy, a real souvenir
To show the paying public the moment's getting near!
There's somethin' 'bout a mummy that brings it all back home!
There's somethin' 'bout a mummy that says you're not alone

[WOMAN]
I need him for my circus!

[MAN #1]
For the window of my store!

[MAN #2]
I also have a purpose I could use a mummy for!

[LOUIS]
I'll lend him out to each of you at reasonable rates!

[PYLE]
I need him for my footrace 'cross the whole United States!
[LOUIS]
It really is no sweat or blood, he never sweats or bleeds!

[LOUIS & ENSEMBLE]
There's somethin' 'bout a mummy that everybody needs!
Last Update: November, 28th 2025