Here's a little story 'bout a homemade band Some friends of mine made by hand Sally found a bolt and she hit it with a spoon Then she smiled and sang this tune She cried "oooh- aaah-" And everyone could understand That Sally was havin' fun with the Homemade Band Jackie found some bottle caps And nailed them to a piece of wood He shook that thing with a jing-a-ling And it was really sounding good He cried "oooh- aaah-" And everyone could understand That Jackie was havin' fun with the Homemade Band Steve and Susan saved several soda cans And empty plastic bottles too They dropped in little beads, dry beans or rice And made some shakers good as new Rosa found some plywood scraps
And strips of wood that weren't too thick With glue she made a hollow block And tapped it with a little stick She cried "oooh- aaah-" And everyone could understand That Rosa was havin' fun with the Homemade Band Paco cut some pieces from a hardwood dowel And made a pair of sticks to play Seiji strung some bells on a piece of string And they sounded just like Santa's sleigh Playing all together you could hear their sound Ringing all across the land People came from everywhere to listen to The rhythm of the Homemade Band They cried "oooh- aaah- " And everyone could understand That my friends were havin' fun with the Homemade Band