Jimmy Jet And His TV Set
Composer(s): Shel Silverstein
Performer(s): Shel Silverstein



I'll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet
And you know what I tell you is true
He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as you

He watched all day, he watched all night
Till he grew pale and lean,
From "The Early Show" to "The Late Late Show"
And all the shows between

He watched till his eyes were frozen wide
And his bottom grew into his chair
And his chin turned into a tuning dial
And antennae grew out of his hair

And his brains turned into TV tubes
And his face to a TV screen
And two knobs saying "Vert." and "Horiz."
Grew where his ears had been

And he grew a plug that looked like a tail
So we plugged in little Jim.
And now instead of him watching TV
We all sit around and watch him