Lyrics Abiyoyo (Live) - Pete Seeger
Once
upon
a
time
there
was
a
little
boy,
who
played
a
ukulele.
He'd
go
around
town:
clink,
clunk,
CLONK!
Of
course,
the
grownups
would
be
busy,
and
they'd
say:
Take
that
thing
out
of
here.
We're
talking.
Git!"
And
they'd
kick
him
out
of
the
house
Not
only
that.
The
boy's
father
would
get
in
trouble,
too.
His
father
was
a
magician.
He
had
a
magic
wand.
He
could
go
Zoop!
With
it,
and
make
things
disappear
But
the
father
was
a
terrible
practical
joker.
He'd
come
up
to
someone
just
about
to
drink
a
nice
glass
of...
Something.
Zoop!
The
glass
would
disappear.
He'd
come
up
to
someone
doing
a
hard
job
of
Work
- maybe
sawing
a
log
of
wood:
zzt,
zzt,
zzt.
Up
comes
the
father:
Zoop!
And
the
saw
would
disappear.
He'd
come
up
to
someone
just
about
to
Sit
down
after
a
hard
day's
work,
and
zoop!
No
chair
People
got
tired
of
all
this.
They
said
to
the
father:
"
You
get
out
of
here
too.
Take
your
magic
wand
and
your
Practical
jokes
and
you
and
your
son,
just
git!"
And
the
boy
and
his
father,
they
ostracized
them.
That
means,
they
made
'em
live
on
the
outskirts
of
town
Banjo
starts
a
low,
menacing
strum)
Now,
in
this
town
they
used
to
tell
stories.
The
old
people
used
to
tell
stories
about
the
Monsters
and
giants
that
lived
in
the
old
days!
They
used
to
tell
a
story
about
Abiyoyo.
They
said
he
was
as
tall
as
a
house,
and
could
eat...
People...
Up.
(
Of
course,
nobody
believed
it,
but
they
told
the
stories
anyway)
But
one
day,
one
day,
the
sun
rose,
blood
red
over
the
hill.
And
the
first
people
that
got
up
and
looked
out
of
their
Window
- they
saw
a
great
big
shadow
in
front
of
the
sun.
And
they
could
feel
the
whole
ground
shake
(
Stomp,
stomp.)
Women
screamed.
Strong
men
fainted.
They
said.
Run
for
your
lives!
Abiyoyo's
coming!
Down
through
the
fields
he
came.
He
came
to
the
sheep,
pasture
and
grabs
a
whole
sheep.
Yeowp!
He
eats
it
down
in
one
bite.
He
comes
to
the
cow
pasture.
Yuhk!
Just
then
the
boy
and
his
father
woke
up.
I
think
they'd
been
up
late
the
night
before
at
a
party.
The
boy
rubbed
his
eyes
and
said:
Hey,
paw,
what's
coming
over
the
fields?"
The
father
said:
"
Oh,
son.
It's
Abiyoyo.
Oh,
if
only
I
could
get
him
to
lie
down.
I
could
get
him
to
disappear."
The
boy
said,
"
Come
with
me
father."
He
grabbed
his
father
by
one
hand.
The
father
grabbed
the
magic
wand,
and
the
boy
grabbed
his
ukulele.
Over
the
fields
they
went,
right
up
to
where
Abiyoyo
was
People
screamed
"
Don't
go
near
him!
He'll
eat
you
alive!"
There
was
Abiyoyo.
He
had
long
fingernails,
'cause
he
never
cut
'em.
He
had
slobbery
teeth
'cause
he
never
brushed
them.
Matted
hair,
'cause
he
never
combed
it.
Stinking
feet,
'cause
he
never
washed
them.
He
was
just
about
to
come
down
with
his
Claws,
when
the
boy
whipped
out
his
ukulele
Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo,
Yo
yoyo
yo
yoyo
Abiyoyo,
yo
yoyo
yo
yoyo
Abi.
Well,
the
monster
had
never
heard
a
song
about
Himself
before,
and
a
foolish
grin
spread
across
his
face.
And
started
to
dance
ABIYOYO,
ABIYOYO,
The
boy
went
faster
Abiyoyo,
yo
yoyo,
yo
yoyo
abiyoyo,
yo
yoyo.
The
giant
got
out
of
breath.
He
staggered.
He
fell
down
flat
on
the
ground
Zoop,
zoop!
Went
the
father
with
his
magic
want,
and
Abiyoyo
disappeared
People
streamed
out
of
their
houses,
and
ran
across
the
fields.
They
said:
"
Why,
he's
gone,
he's
disappeared!"
They
said:
"
Come
on
back
to
town.
Bring
your
damn
ukulele
We
don't
care."
And
they
all
sang:
Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo,
yo
yoyo
yo
yoyo
Abiyoyo.
Yo
yoyo
yo
yoyo
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