Bill Shontz   Read a Book

READ A BOOK

I read a story ‘bout a merry Pied Piper.
He went to a village called Hamelin Town.
I twas filled with rats,
so he made them an offer
“Once I play my flute
there’ll be no more rats around.”
So he played his flute,
the rats followed him away.
The town folk were excited,
but decided not to pay.
The piper warned them
“Fools if I play my flute again.
It won’t be rats that follow, it will be your
precious children!” Ah ha ha ha ha
Do you know what happened then?
Did the children follow the piper?
Were the townfolk
sorry for being so greedy?
Was that the end of Hamelin Town?
Chorus
I’m not going to tell you,
if you want to know the end
Pick it up take a look,
its’ fun to read a book. (3x)
If you want to know the end
pick it up take a look

A Big Friendly Giant,
took Sophie to a land where
‘Wiz” popping kid
gobbling giants hid away
“I just love little chiddlers,”
B.F.G. said to Sophie
So they helped the English Army make a plan to save the day.

Once the giants finished eating
they’d be sleeping mighty sound
and would never hear the helicopters as
they hovered ‘round.
They’d tie them up, and haul them off
and drop them all in pits.
But if the giants woke too soon,
they’d eat them all like kid-bits!
Do you know what happened then?
Did the giants wake up and eat the army?
Did the Big Friendly Giant get captured?
Did Sophie get thrown into the pits?
(chorus)
Some big bullies chasin’
after Jeremy Thatcher.
He ran into a magic shop for safety,
it was fate.
He found a dragon’s egg,
told the owner he would hatch her.
He said he’d bring the Dragon back in
June and not be late.
So he hatched the egg
and suddenly he knew
that no one else could see it ,
but my how it grew.
It chased the bullies off
and caused some troubles too.
Still, through it all they stayed best friends
But it grew and grew and grew!

Do you know what happened then?
Did the dragon grow too big
to get back to it’s own world?
Did Jeremy get the dragon back on time?
(chorus)