FIDDLES COST TOO MUCH
THEY WOULDN’T LET ME TOUCH.
SO WHEN I WAS LITTLE
I MADE MY OWN FIDDLE.
IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOON
BUT I CAN PLAY A TUNE.
I USED WOOD GUM
TO MAKE IT HUM.
I USED AL KINDS OF THINGS
AN’ RABBIT SNARES FOR STRINGS.
DIDOO GAVE ME SINEW
AND I USED NAILS AN’ GLUE.
MY BOW WAS A WILLOW TWIG
BUT I PLAYED A STRONG JIG.
I MADE FIDDLE NOISE WITH MY MOUTH
LIKE DUCKS FROM DOWN SOUTH.
WHEN I PLAYED MY VIOLIN
DIDOO WAS ALWAYS SMILIN’.
IT WAS MY BEST TOY
MY FIDDLE GAVE US JOY.
WHEN I WAS A LAD
I MADE MY OWN STRAD.