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Funny Bone
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[Verse 1]
Of all the nerve!
I have a bone to pick with you
Throwin’ a verbal swerve
When the verbiage just ain’t true
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Bridge]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better think again)
Reigning on days that were sunny
(Just look where you’ve been)
[Verse 2]
A strange, tingling shock
Shook my foundation’s rock
The “last meal” to serve
Of all the nerve (ulnar nerve)
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Bridge]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better think again)
Reigning on days that were sunny
(Just look where you’ve been)
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Outro]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better put away your money)
A SCIENCE NOTE: The “Funny Bone” Isn’t a Bone at All
Despite its name, the “funny bone” isn’t a bone — it’s actually a nerve. Specifically, it’s the ulnar nerve, one of the three main nerves in your arm. This nerve originates in your spinal cord, travels down through your neck and shoulder, and continues all the way through the inner part of your elbow, into your forearm, and finally to your hand, where it connects to your pinky and ring fingers (the fourth and fifth digits).
The term “funny bone” typically refers to the spot at the back of your elbow where the ulnar nerve passes very close to the surface of the skin, just beside the humerus bone. When you bump this area, the nerve gets compressed against the bone, producing a strange, tingling or electric-shock-like sensation — often accompanied by temporary numbness in your fingers. That odd feeling is what gives the funny bone its misleading name.
The ulnar nerve plays a crucial role in your ability to feel and control movement in part of your hand. It carries sensory information from your pinky and the outer half of your ring finger back to your brain and helps control some of the fine motor movements in your hand.
So, the next time you hit your “funny bone,” you’re actually irritating a major nerve — and there’s nothing funny about that!
From the album “Tumultuous Times“
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Funny-Bone-1.mp4
Funny-Bone-2.mp3
Funny-Bone-2.mp4
Funny-Bone-intro.mp3
[Verse 1]
Of all the nerve!
I have a bone to pick with you
Throwin’ a verbal swerve
When the verbiage just ain’t true
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Bridge]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better think again)
Reigning on days that were sunny
(Just look where you’ve been)
[Verse 2]
A strange, tingling shock
Shook my foundation’s rock
The “last meal” to serve
Of all the nerve (ulnar nerve)
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Bridge]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better think again)
Reigning on days that were sunny
(Just look where you’ve been)
[Chorus]
Hitting the funny bone
(Listening to the moan)
It’s not that funny at all
(Doesn’t represent the call)
[Outro]
Honey, if you think pain is funny
(You better put away your money)
A SCIENCE NOTE: The “Funny Bone” Isn’t a Bone at All
Despite its name, the “funny bone” isn’t a bone — it’s actually a nerve. Specifically, it’s the ulnar nerve, one of the three main nerves in your arm. This nerve originates in your spinal cord, travels down through your neck and shoulder, and continues all the way through the inner part of your elbow, into your forearm, and finally to your hand, where it connects to your pinky and ring fingers (the fourth and fifth digits).
The term “funny bone” typically refers to the spot at the back of your elbow where the ulnar nerve passes very close to the surface of the skin, just beside the humerus bone. When you bump this area, the nerve gets compressed against the bone, producing a strange, tingling or electric-shock-like sensation — often accompanied by temporary numbness in your fingers. That odd feeling is what gives the funny bone its misleading name.
The ulnar nerve plays a crucial role in your ability to feel and control movement in part of your hand. It carries sensory information from your pinky and the outer half of your ring finger back to your brain and helps control some of the fine motor movements in your hand.
So, the next time you hit your “funny bone,” you’re actually irritating a major nerve — and there’s nothing funny about that!
From the album “Tumultuous Times“