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Owl and Rabbit want to play country music on their xylophone in Nashville, but find their music is not well received. Luckily they meet a country singer at the fair who thinks their xylophone sound is just what her music needs.

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Ballad of Owl and Rabbit

When Owl first met Rabbit at an old county fair,
he said: “Rabbit, we’ve got what it takes:
I have round eyes and you’ve got big ears,
so just think of the team we could make.
You may be a puppet, but boy don’tcha love it,
‘cause I’m just a glove puppet too.
And if there were someone to lend us a hand,
just think of the things we could do.”

Rabbit said, “Owl, you ingenious fowl,
you know it has long been my wish
to play country music and travel the world,
so how can a poor Rabbit resist?
We’ll both go to Nashville, earn huge pots of cash –
we’ll prove just what big stars we’ve become.
With my ears and your eyes we’ll soon be certified
the first puppets to go platinum."

So Rabbit and Owl went to Studio B –
Music Row’s most fabled room.
The head of the label said: “Boys if you’re able,
Impress me with your finest tune."
“We’d love to sing for ya, and don’t want to ignore ya,”
said Rabbit, “but this microphone
ain’t no earthly use to a puppet who’s mute
though perhaps we could play... xylophone?”

Rabbit and Owl packed their bags and left town
having learned with a sorrowful heart
the unvarnished truth that there’s no country tune
that has room for a xylophone part.
But Rabbit and Owl were determined somehow
to prove the whole industry wrong.
The first country hit with a tinkly bit
is coming up next in this song...

Rabbit and Owl were back at the fair
side by side on the old puppet booth.
Their dreams had been crushed they could barely stand up
left to wondering what else they could do.
’Til a blonde country singer, who was happening by,
was struck by those ears and those eyes.
She said: “Look who I’ve found to round out my sound.
Will you two be my xylophone guys?”

So if you care put your hands in the air.
Make some noise for the xylophone guys!

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from The Wondarium – Limited Edition Handprinted, released October 15, 2021
Music and Lyrics by Jeni Hankins, Lulu Wall Music, BMI,
and Alfred John Hickling, Sweet Pea Music.

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Jeni Hankins grew up in the coalfields of Appalachian in Southwest Virginia among a family of miners, moonshiners, and journalists. Her writing pulls the grit, gumption, and keen sense of observation out of that heritage like drawing water from her grandmother’s well.

In every song, Jeni’s “true sense of place shines through – old as the hills, but brand new at the same time.” ... more

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