Timothy *** The Buoys
"Timothy" is a song written by Rupert Holmes and recorded by the Buoys in 1971, presenting the unnerving story of three men trapped in a collapsed mine, two of whom apparently resort to cannibalism against the third (the eponymous character Timothy). The song managed to reach the Billboard Top 40 chart on April 17, 1971, remaining on the chart for eight weeks, peaking at #17, as listed in The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn. "Compliments of Wikipedia" Lyrics*** Trapped in a mine what had caved in Then everyone knows the only ones left Were Joe and me and Tim When they broke through to pull us free The only ones left to tell the tale Was Joe and me Timothy * Timothy Where on earth did you go Timothy * Timothy God * why don't I know Hungry as hell * no food to eat And Joe said that he would sell his soul For just a piece of meat Water enough to drink for two And Joe said to me "I'll take a swig" "And then there's some for you" Timothy * Timothy Joe was looking at you Timothy * Timothy God * what did we do I must have blacked out just around then 'Cause the very next thing that I could see Was the light of the day again My stomach was full as it could be And nobody ever got around To finding Timothy Timothy * Timothy where on earth did you go Timothy * Timothy god why don't I know Timothyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy * Yeah Oh Timothy Timothy........
