Tubby the Tuba-Danny Kaye/Jane Wyman/Bing Crosby

[ti:Tubby the Tuba] [ar:Danny Kaye] [al:Vintage Children's Favorites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.44]Once upon a time there was an orchestra [00:02.52] [00:03.08]Which was all busy tuning up [00:04.98] [00:05.92]First the oboe gave his A to the strings [00:08.02] [00:08.94]Then to the woodwinds and to the brass [00:11.72] [00:13.30]Up and around the scales [00:14.61]They raced helter-skelter [00:16.34]Faster and faster [00:17.62] [00:20.67]All but Tubby the tuba; [00:22.42] [00:24.31]He was a fat little tubaPuffing away [00:27.04]But oh so slow [00:29.69] [00:32.45]'Oh what lovely music [00:34.44]' thought Tubby and he sighed ' [00:36.77] [00:39.26]Here what's the matter ' [00:40.41]Said Peepo the Piccolo [00:41.36] [00:47.21]'Oh ' said Tubby ' [00:48.75]Every time we do a new piece [00:50.40]You all get such pretty melodies to play [00:52.89]And I never never a pretty melody ' [00:55.45] [00:56.32]But people never write pretty melodies for tubas [00:58.25]It just isn't done [00:59.62] [01:00.93]Shhh there's the conductor [01:02.43] [01:03.30]First the violins danced [01:04.57]Their lovely little tune on their strings [01:06.77] [01:10.68]Then they cried to the flute [01:12.25]'Catch ' 'Got it ' cried the flute [01:15.35] [01:19.29]'My turn ' tooted the trumpet [01:20.84] [01:27.72]And the rest joined in [01:29.04] [01:31.15]The cello then the oboe [01:38.78] [01:42.32]And the bassoon [01:43.66] [01:50.81]While Tubby went oompah oompah [01:53.42]Oompah oompah'Catch me ' [01:55.26]The little tune 'Catch me ' [01:56.80] [02:00.03]'Hmhmhmhm I got you ' [02:01.76]Cried Tubby 'Oh you're sitting on me [02:05.48]' said the little tune [02:06.72] [02:08.15]Poor Tubby picked up the flat little tune [02:10.08]And tried to squeeze it back into shape [02:12.16] [02:13.15]'You clumsy fool ' [02:14.74]Snapped the violins 'I'm sorry Mr Fiddle ' [02:18.32]Said Tubby 'Fiddle Fiddle indeed ' [02:22.04]And the violins quivered with great indignation ' [02:24.46] [02:26.97]You will please address us as violins [02:28.91] [02:29.55]Fiddles indeed ' [02:31.18] [02:32.37]'Tubby ' said the conductor [02:33.94]'Tubby what is the matter ' [02:35.66] [02:37.69]'Please sir I thought it would be so nice to dance [02:40.98]With the pretty little tune [02:42.60]Instead of just going oompah oompah all the time ' [02:45.60] [02:46.67]'Dance ' laughed the violins [02:47.95] [02:48.50]'Dance Well really ' [02:50.54] [02:51.97]The French horn quietly [02:53.07]Put his hand to his mouth and smiled [02:55.27]And the whole orchestra began to laugh [02:57.14] [03:01.70]'Stop it ' [03:02.07]The conductor 'Stop it I say Tubby ' [03:05.61] [03:06.52]'Please sir [03:07.28] [03:07.81]I wasn't laughing ' Rehearsal was over [03:12.77] [03:14.62]Tubby was walking home with Pipo the Piccolo [03:17.16] [03:22.70] 'Please Peepo ' said Tubby 'I just feel so bad [03:26.44]I don't think I want any company ' [03:28.44] [03:29.32]'I understand ' [03:30.23]Peepo 'Good night ''Good night ' said Tubby [03:34.01] [03:36.23]The moon was out and Tubby [03:37.64]Went to the river and sat on a log [03:40.19]And he looked at himself in the water [03:41.92] [03:43.58]Alone am I me and I together [03:52.77] [03:54.97]If I went away from me [03:59.69] [04:00.34]How unhappy I would be [04:05.13] [04:06.17]Me and I oh my [04:12.40] [04:13.97]The trees whispered in the wind [04:15.85] [04:16.41]And the waterfalls tinkled Suddenly [04:23.38]A big bullfrog hopped out of the water [04:25.24]And sat beside him (croaking) [04:28.09] [04:32.53]Lovely evening I said lovely evening [04:37.35] [04:39.43]I said beautiful evening [04:42.66]Hello hello hello [04:45.55] [04:47.01]But Tubby just sat 'Oh well said the frog [04:51.28]'Oh well If I'm not wanted ''Oh ' cried Tubby ' [04:55.78]Please Mr Frog come back [04:57.28]I didn't mean to be impolite [04:58.69] [04:59.37] 'Back hopped the frog 'Oh that's all right [05:02.86]I'm used to it No one pays any attention to me [05:06.04]Either ''Really ' said Tubby 'Why of course [05:10.31] [05:10.90]Every night I sit here and sing my heart out [05:14.48]But does anyone listen [05:15.62] [05:16.20]No ''Can you sing ' asked Tubby [05:19.78]'Can I sing Listen ' (sings a melody) [05:25.32] [05:44.31]'Oh that's lovely ' said Tubby ' [05:46.57] [05:52.98]Tubby the Tuba - Danny Kaye