Tom Paxton - The Magic Whistle lyrics

I found a whistle in a drawer in my room I never knew it was there I quickly went and closed the door to my room I closed the window with care I held the whistle in my two little hands I put my fingers on the holes I put the whistle between my lips And then I tried a little blow And it played Mozart And Beethoven And the Beatles It played waltzes And ragtime It played all the music in the world I showed my whistle to some good friends of mine I even played ‘em a tune I let ‘em try it; first I played them a line I know they'd catch on real soon They couldn't understand what made the thing work This piece of plastic and tin But then they'd take it in their own little hands And then the whistle would begin And it played Mozart And Beethoven And the Beatles It played waltzes And ragtime It played all the music in the world It didn't matter who the player might be Or if she'd ever played before She'd simply try it and the player might see That if she blew it The music flew through it If everybody had a whistle like mine Can you imagine the fun We'd have a festival and promptly at nine We'd play a song for everyone And they would hear us everywhere in the world And they would share in our song We'd try to banish every care in the world And ask the world to sing along And we'd play Mozart And Beethoven And the Beatles We'd play waltzes And ragtime We'd play all the music in the world Oh we'd play Mozart And Beethoven And the Beatles We'd play waltzes And ragtime We'd play all the music in the world