Abiyoyo

by Pete Seeger

If you've got any small kids at your home, you might try telling them this story.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who played the ukulele. He'd go around town --

"Ploop ploop ploop ploop, ploop ploop ploop ploop, ploop ploop ploop ploop, ploop ploop ploop ploop."

The grownups said, "Get that thing out of here." Not only that, the boy's father was getting

in trouble. He was a magician. He had a magic wand. He'd go, "Zoop, zoop," and make

things disappear.

But the father played too many tricks on people.

Somebody would be doing a hard job of work -- "Zzzz, zzz, zzz, zzz." Up comes the father

with his magic wand, and -- "Zoop!" no saw.

He'd go up to somebody about to drink a nice, cold glass of something -- "Zoop!" the glass

disappears.

He'd  ...