Luyện nghe bài hát Abiyoyo

Story by Seeger
traditional African music arranged by Rev. HCN Williams and JN

Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo, yoyoyo,

Once a time there was a little boy who
played the ukelele. go around town,
'Blmp, blmp, blmp, blmp, blmp, blmp, blmp,
bImp blmp blmp, blmp, blmp!'
Grown-ups said "Get that out of here!"

Not only that, the father was a gettin'
in trouble. He was a magician. He had a
wand. He could go 'Zoop! Zoop!' make
things disappear. But the played too
many on people. Somebody doing a
job of work, 'zzt, zzt, zzt', up comes the
father with his wand, 'Zoop!' no saw.
Come to someone about to a nice cold
glass of something, 'Zoop!' the
disappears, He'd to someone about
to sit after a hard day's work, 'Zoopl'
no chair.

People to the father, "You get out
of here, too. your magic wand and
your son!" The boy and his father
ostracized. That means made them
live on the of town.

Now in this town they to tell stories.
The old used to tell stories about
the giants that lived in the old They
used to a story about a giant called
Abiyoyo. They said he was as as a
house and eat...people... up.
Of course, believed it, but they
the story anyway.

One day, one day, the sun rose, red
over the hill. And the people got up
and looked out of their window, saw a
great big shadow in of the sun. And
they feel the whole ground shake.
'Stomp, stomp'. screamed, 'Ahh!'
Strong men "Ohh!" - "Run for
lives! Abiyoyo's coming!"

He came to the pasture, grabs a
whole sheep, 'Yeowp!' to the cow
pasture, grabs a cow, 'Yeowp!'
Daniel, "Grab your precious
and run! Run!" Just then the
boy and his woke up "Hey, Paw,
what's over the field?" - Oh, Son,
that's Abiyoyo. Oh, if I only get him
to lie down, I could him disappear."

The boy said "Come me, Father." He
grabs his father by one hand. The
gets the wand, the boy gets the
ukelele. They run the field. People
yelled, "Don't go him! He'll eat you
alive!" was Abiyoyo. He had long
fingernails cause he cut 'em.
Slobbery teeth, cause he brush
them. Stinking feet, he didn't wash
'em. He up with his claws, the boy
whips out his and starts to sing.

Well, you know the giant had heard a song
about himself before, and a foolish grin
over the face. And the giant started to
"Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo," the boy
faster, "Abiyoyo, yoyoyo, yoyoyo. Abiyoyo,
Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo," The
got out of breath. He staggered. He fell flat
on the ground 'Zoop!, Zoop!' people out
the window, disappeared.

They ran across the fields. They the boy
and his father up on their shoulders. said,
"Come to town. Bring your damn ukelele,
we don t care anymore!" And all sang:

Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo,
(Oh, you sing it me,)
Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo