PIED PIPER
Author(s): Zechariah Waxman
Songbook: Unpubbed Other
KeyWords: Family Characters,

In the town of Hamelin a long time ago,
There's a story and a lesson that everyone should know,
They had a problem that couldn't be solved with either dogs or cats,
So they called me to play my pipe and rid their town of rats

Chorus:
So I played on my pipe, I played in the sun,
I played for the mayor and all of the children,
Oh, how they danced and shouted so free,
Oh how I love to see the children sing and dance so free

As I played all the rats came out and followed me out of the town,
So I led them to the river and all of the rats were drowned,
When I returned to collect my fee, a promise that was made,
The people said that it just couldn't be done and the mayor refused to pay

Chorus:
So I played on my pipe, the children followed me,
I led them over the river, towards the mountains wild and free,
And oh, how they danced and shouted so free,
Oh, how I love to see the children sing and dance so free

Pied Piper call your children, come along with me,
Pied Piper call your children, come along with me,
'cause we're gonna live and dance and play, we're gonna live so free,
Oh, Pied Piper call your children, come along with me,
'cause we're gonna sing and dance for eternity

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