Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts is a song that dates back to the middle of the 20th century and is usually sung to the melody of The Old Grey Mare. It talks about lots of different animal parts including camel snot, ear wax, pop, and much more, often being the cause of great delight for any children that are invited to sing it.
As a playground song, it is extremely popular because children often enjoy taboo subjects and references to things that are disgusting! There are some regional variations in the lyrics but they all use alliteration to describe disgusting dishes that the children have eaten.
As you might expect, it is a song that children enjoy singing in the playground or at camp after dinner and is often used in Scouting and Guiding associations to entertain children before they go back to their tents to sleep.
Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts Lyrics
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts
Mutilated monkey meat
Hairy pickled piggy feet
French fried eyeballs floating in some kerosene
And me without a spoon.
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts
Scab sandwich, puss on top
Vulture vomit, camel snot
Deep dish boogers soaking in a bowl of fat
And me without a spoon.
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts
Parrot eyeballs dipped in glue
Petrified porpoise puss
Flaming ear wax bobbing in a bowl of barf
And me without a spoon.
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts
Dessicated dinosaur dung
Percollated pelican poop
Tortoise turd balls with the little flies inside
And me without a spoon.