Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems  



That's Me

Notes: words and music by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1959 Schroder Music Company, renewed 1987.


When I1 holler in a rain barrel,
"Hooey hooey looie," says the rain barrel.
Who's that singing in the rain barrel?
Hooey, hooey, looie, that's me.
When you blow on a whistle or beat on a drum,
You wonder where the noise is coming from,
You wonder who that little old sound can be.
Foodle deedle dee, that's me.

When you blow across a stone jug,
"Foo foo fee," says the stone jug.
Who's that singing in the stone jug?
Foo foo fee, that's me.
When you blow on a whistle or beat on a drum,
You wonder where the noise is coming from,
You wonder who that little old sound can be.
Foodle deedle dee, that's me.

When you paddle on the bongos,
"Boompa a daddle doo," says the bongos,
Who's that singing in the bongos?
Boompa a daddle doo, that's me.
When you blow on a whistle or beat on a drum,
You wonder where the noise is coming from,
You wonder who that little old sound can be.
Foodle deedle dee, that's me.

When you're picking on the banjo,
"Plink a tank a tunk," says the banjo,
Who's that singing in the banjo?
Plink a tank a tunk, that's me.
When you blow on a whistle or beat on a drum,
You wonder where the noise is coming from,
You wonder who that little old sound can be.
Foodle deedle dee, that's me.


Malvina Reynolds songbook(s) in which the music to this song appears:
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Additional notes (as needed)
1. "I" may have been an error in the original, as "You" would make more sense in terms of the rest of the song.


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