Topic: "That Gizmo Thing (It is an Autoharp!)"
I play autoharp and very often people are very puzzled by my instrument.
Some people are very interested and genuinely curious.
Some seem to feel threatened when confronted by an unknown musical instrument.
This is just a silly song about my chosen musical instrument:
That Gizmo Thing (It is an Autoharp!)James McCormick, July 17, 2008
Yeah, [C]I was just a-singin' and a-[F]twangin' up a storm
[G]Having big old fun with my [F]favorite art [G]form
Well this [C]fellow he was listening , he [F]had a furrowed brow
Like [G]maybe I offended him or [F]worried him some-[C]how.
Then [G]pretty soon he's grinning and a-[F]bobbing to the [C]beat
[G]Swaying to the music a-[F]shuffling his [G]feet
So I [C]howled little louder and [F]twanged it harder still
[G]Grinding out my song like a [F]crazy music [C]mill
Oh, [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [C]do-re-mi
Oh [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [G]fa-sol-la-[G7]ti . . .
Oh [F]ti-la-sol-fa, Oh [C]fum-fo-fi-fee
Oh [G]mi-re-do, Oh [G7]fum-fo-fi-[C]fee . . . [G] . . .
Then that [C]fellow said, "S'cuse me sir what [F]is that gizmo thing?
It's got [G]all those little buttons and [F]way too many [G]strings.
Yeah, I [C]really dig the way you play, I [F]dig the way you sing
But I [G]gotta ask, I gotta know, what [F]is that gizmo [C]thing?"
He said, "I [G]know it ain't a flugelhorn, it [F]ain't no didjeree-[C]doo
It [G]ain't a ukulele or a [F]contrabas-[G]soon.
It [C]ain't a glockenspiel or [F]euphonium
But that [G]gizmo thing you're playing sure [F]is a lot of [C]fun."
Oh, [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [C]do-re-mi
Oh [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [G]fa-sol-la-[G7]ti . . .
Oh [F]ti-la-sol-fa, Oh [C]fum-fo-fi-fee
Oh [G]mi-re-do, Oh [G7]fum-fo-fi-[C]fee . . . [G] . . .
I said, [C]"Sir, this nifty gizmo it [F]is an autoharp
Its got [G]three dozen strings, [F]natural, flat, and [G]sharp
See, you [C]press a little button, you [F]give it a little strum
[G]Just twang it with your fingertips and [F]thump it with your [C]thumb
Yeah, [G]autoharp is fun to twang and [F]pick and to [C]caress
And [G]if you sing along then [F]everyone's im-[G]pressed
It's [C]got a bunch of chords in a [F]circle of fifths
It's got [G]thirty-six strings of [F]harmonic [C]bliss
It [F]is an autoharp, It [C]is an autoharp
[F]Thirty-six strings, [G]natural, flat, and [G7]sharp . . .
Just [F]hug it like a teddy bear [C]up against your chest
There's [G]lots of ways to play no [G7]single way is [C]best . . . [G] . . .
I said, [C]"Sir, I sure am happy you're [F]digging what I play
[G]Music sure is fun to make, I [F]do it every [G]day
It [C]stimulates my muscles it [F]livens up my brain
It [G]keeps me out of trouble, it [F]keeps me mostly [C]sane."
It [F]is an autoharp, It [C]is an autoharp
[F]Thirty-six strings, [G]natural, flat, and [G7]sharp . . .
Like [F]playing chess the basic moves are [C]easy as can be
You just [G]put 'em all together with cre-[G7]ative strategy
Oh, [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [C]do-re-mi
Oh [F]fee-fi-fo-fum, Oh [G]fa-sol-la-[G7]ti . . .
Oh [F]ti-la-sol-fa, Oh [C]fum-fo-fi-fee
Oh [G]mi-re-do, Oh [F]fum-fo-fi-[C]fee
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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