Searching for lyrics -- 'Thinnest Man'?

[Dick Vandenberg]

I am searching for lyrics to an old Boy Scout song. Some of the lyrics that
are known are:

Oh me, Oh my, he was the thinnest man
Thin as the soup in the boarding house, and the skin of a soft-shelled clam
He fell through the hole in the seat of his pants and choked himself to
death
Sitting one night in the boarding house, the light was burning dimly
A mosquito grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up the chimmey

Any help w/b appreciated.
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[frisky...@gmail.com]

I remember the song from my childhood--here are the lyrics my mother taught:
Oh me, oh my there was the thinnest man
thin as the glue on a postage stamp or the skin of a soft shell clam
oh me oh my
one day he lost his breath
he fell through the hole in the seat of his pants
and he choked himself to death.

[davehe...@gmail.com]

Here are the lyrics as I learned them off a folk album (old timey singer from Maine, can't recall the name):

The thinnest man I ever knew
Lived over in Hoboken,
And if I were to tell you how thin he was,
You'd think that I was jokin'.

He was as thin as a postage stamp,
Or the skin of a new potater.
For exercise he'd take a ride
Through the holes of nutmeg grater.

Oh me, oh my, he was the thinnest man,

Thin as the soup in the boarding house,

Or the skin of a soft-shelled clam

He'd never go out on a stormy night,
He'd never go out alone,
For fear that some poor hungry dog
Would take him for a bone.

While lying by the fire one night,
The lamp was a-burnin' dimly,
A bedbug grabbed him by the hair
And yanked him up the chimbley.

Oh me, oh my, he almost lost his breath,
Fell through a hole in the seat of his pants,
And choked himself to death.

[davehe...@gmail.com]

Found it on the internet: that version was adapted and sung by Joe Hickerson, along with other olde authentic down-east songs like "Good Fish Chowder". Buy his album, all good sing-along tunes.