Ode to Mel Bay

Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold the pick
You've got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
Now we're happily strummin' along and you ought to hear us play
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot Mel Bay

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just want to say
We wouldn't know what we're doin'
If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play
We always think of you
And hope you have a nice day

(Beginner Guitar Solo)
Mel Bay!
(Beginner Guitar Solo going on...)

On page 21 you showed us how to play a G
On page 22 you taught us how to play a D
But Lawdy, oh Lawdy, we've never learned to play an E
Cause someone in the outhouse stole page 23

I'm goin' down to Goody's, and buy a ukelele
I wanna learn to play pearly shells an' then Ukulele Lady
I've just bought your book Mel Bay on how to play the fiddle
I can play on that high string and those two in the middle

(Beginner Fiddle Solo)

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just want to say
We wouldn't know what we're doin'
If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play
We always think of you
And hope you have a nice day

We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
And we're ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
You know we're getting better than we ever thought we could
Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good!!

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just want to say
We wouldn't know what we're doin'
If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play
We always think of you
And hope you have a nice day