Title:  the "p"-pickin' game

Composer:  Joe Raposo

Lead vocals:  Jim Boyd

Backing vocals:  Lee Chamberlin, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Rita Moreno

Scene:  Jim dressed as a farmer, and the others as scarecrows, singing about their favorite quasi-agricultural activity.

[JB]  Well, hello, everybody.  Percy Perry is my name.

And if you wanna spend some time, let's play the "p"... a-pickin' game.

Now, you reach down here into your bag of "p"'s, 'cause "p"'s is what you need.

Then, quick as a bird, you've got a word that has a "p".  Yes, indeed.

[LC, JG, SH, RM]  Pickin' "p"'s in the morning.  Pickin' "p"'s at night.

Every pig is a pickin' "p"'s, and pickin' "p"'s now a sight.

[RM]  Ta... p.  Tap.

[LC]  Na... p.  Nap.

[JG]  Ho... p.  Hop.

[SH]  Flo... p.  Flop.

[JB]  Now, I pick "p"'s for my livin'.  I pick 'em; yes, I do.

And if you don't mind, and will be kind, this time I'm pickin' two.

Po... p.  Pop.  Pu... p.  Pup.  Pe... p.  Pep.  Pee... p.  Peep.

Now, I thank you all for listenin'.  I thank you just the same.

And if you don't mind, and will be kind, we'll play the "p"-pickin' game.

[LC, JG, SH, RM]  We'll play the "p"-pickin' game.

Come play the "p"-pickin' game.

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