Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. It became a million seller, as well as reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was styled as being by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, but it then pinnacled at Number 3 in the UK singles chart.
A Christmas themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and it became a minor hit. After releasing a variety of other Halloween-based songs as well as trying his hand at script-writing, Bobby died on April 25, 2007 of leukemia. He's deeply missed by a cult audience of fans.
Me & My Mummy
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett Lyrics
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Me and my mummy and
Me and my mummy and me
Me and my mummy and
Me and my mummy and
Me and my mummy and me
I saw the face of the mummy last night
I fell in love with this hideous sight
(Ah) How could it happen?
How could it be?
It′s just me, and my mummy
My mummy and me
It happened in Egypt
By the old river Nile
Well-ell-ell-ell
At the base of the pyramid, she gave me a smile
Do, do, do, do
(Ah) The bandage unraveled
Decayed flesh I did see
Now, it's me, and my mummy
My mummy and me
Do do do do, do do do do, ah Flesh like clay, in her tomb, she did lay
Ah For thousands and thousands of years, well-ell-ell
(Do do do do, do do do do, ah) I came one day, found her rotting away
(Ah) And dried all her clay-like tears
Well-ell-ell-ell-ell-ell-ell-ell
We married in Cairo, the very next day
Now outside our crypt, the inscription does say:
(Ah) "Here lie two mummies, wrapped close as can be"
It′s just me, and my mummy
My mummy and me
(Me and my mummy and me and my mummy) I love her so
(And me and my mummy and me) She's my mummy, you know
(Me and my mummy and me and my mummy) I can't live without her
(And me and my mummy and me) She has me all tangled up
(Me and my mummy and me and my mummy) She′s just my girl
The lyrics to Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's song Me & My Mummy are a witty and tongue-in-cheek ode to a man's love for his mummy. The song begins with the repetition of the line "Me and my mummy and me" which sets the lighthearted tone of the song. The singer of the song claims to have fallen in love with the face of a mummy that he saw in Egypt, and how he could not help but fall for a hideous sight. The lyrics are a parody of love songs and are meant to be taken in jest.
The second verse of the song describes how the singer met his mummy by the river Nile and how her bandages unraveled to reveal her decaying flesh. Nevertheless, the singer and his mummy fell in love and got married the very next day. The inscription on their crypt outside reads "Here lie two mummies, wrapped close as can be". The tone of the lyrics is playful and they are meant to be taken as a humorous take on a love story.
Overall, the lyrics of Me & My Mummy are a parody of love songs and are meant to be taken lightly. They are a commentary on the absurdity of love and how people can fall in love with the most unexpected things. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics and catchy melody have made the song a Halloween classic over the years.
Line by Line Meaning
Me and my mummy and
Together always, inseparable we are
Me and my mummy and me
Just the two of us, we're happy as can be
I saw the face of the mummy last night
One night, I gazed upon my lover's bandaged form
I fell in love with this hideous sight
And yet, my heart was taken by her decaying delight
How could it happen?
Many may question our love
How could it be?
But it's real and true, just wait and see
My mummy and me
Together as one, we'll always be
It happened in Egypt
Our love began in the land of pyramids
By the old river Nile
Where the Nile flows, so did our love
At the base of the pyramid, she gave me a smile
She smiled at me from her resting place
The bandage unraveled
As I unwrapped her, her true beauty shone
Decayed flesh I did see
Though her body had decayed, her soul lived on
Do do do do, do do do do, ah Flesh like clay, in her tomb, she did lay
Her body was a mere shell of clay, while her spirit lay in the tomb
Ah For thousands and thousands of years
For millennia, she had been alone
I came one day, found her rotting away
Until I found her and made her my own
And dried all her clay-like tears
I comforted her and brought her back to life
We married in Cairo, the very next day
And we became one in the city of Cairo
Now outside our crypt, the inscription does say:
Our love is eternal, and it's written so
Here lie two mummies, wrapped close as can be
Together we'll rest for all eternity
She's my mummy, you know
She's not just my love, but my soulmate, too
I can't live without her
Without her, my life would be but a blur
She has me all tangled up
My love for her is so strong, I'm all wrapped up
She's just my girl
Above all else, she's my mummy, my world
Writer(s): Leonard Capizzi, Bobby Pickett
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