Too much nosh & too much booze
He spent all night in the bog with the blues
An aching head, intoxicated

He didn't even know he was constipated

He forced & he frowned, he pushed & he stained

But on the toilet seat he remained
He let out a shout as he passed out
& his gut was rearranged


No walks in the park, no drinks, no grub
He can't embark on a trip to the pub

He sits in the dark, and says don't trouble me

[Counterpoint Chorus:]

No one sees he's a ruptured man
He can't sneeze like you normally can
They're all mean, they're all riff raff

He turns green when they make him laugh
Ernie had a. Ernie had a...
Hernia, a hernie

Ernie had a. Ernie had a...
Hernia, a hernie...
He had a hernia


He can't stand up, her can't lie flat
The torment in his tummy preventing that

He can't sit down, can't go anywhere
The devil in his belly proving too much to bear


He can't go out & he can't stay in
Oh what's it all about? He just can't win
No chance of a bath or to see the lavatory for him


Ernie had a...[guitar bit]


Ernie never smiles & he dare not grin
An aggravating abdomen wearing him thin
Ernie had a hernia but he did not give in


Ernia had a...


He had a hern