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Them bones, them bones, them dry bonesNow they're the working of the LordBones are heard of, but seldom seenExcept each year around HalloweenBut I've got a shockerooRight now there's a skeleton locked up inside of you! (Ha-ha-ha)Minus bones you're just a blobBeing framework's their main jobAll your organs, muscles, tooThey need your bones to hold them safe and sound inside for youYour heart and lungs are tucked awayIn there behind your ribsThose bones have been protecting themSince we were little kidsLook out! Here comes a bonehead play!Birding his brain (tweet, tweet, tweet) what a day!Don't take much to overwhelm itBut luckily those bones up there work like a built-in helmet!Shin bone connected to the knee bone(That means the tibia connects to the patella)SongtexteKnee bone connected to the thigh bone(That means the patella connects to the femur)And here's how they really fit togetherLigaments are what link bone to boneCartilage that cushions in betweenMuscles hook on by the tendonsSo here's what's happening in your knees Most every time you bend themNow there's a lot of skeletonWe never get to seeBut it holds other little partsThat show quite obviouslyI'm talking about those thirty-twoThat we all call our teethWe got to feed them right and keep them cleanOr they can come to grief (OUCH! Ow!)So please rememberYou've got to do it while you're youngFeed your bones some good old calciumDrinking milk - a glass or twoWill help your bones to stay in shape And do their job for you(Your skeleton)It's a framework (yes, yes) holding you togetherShielding organs, yeah, that's its job, too! Aus Songtexte Mania