From the recording I WILL FLY LIKE AN EAGLE IN THE SKY
An old man with a funny hat and coat roams from town to town. He gathers all the people around who have become sad with life. He sings a nice childrens song with an easy chorus to make the children sing and dance. Then the adults join in with the children and everyone is happy again as the old man slips away to the next town.
Lyrics
OOLLEE ALLEEAY SONG WRITTEN BY BOB FERGUSON
key F C5 F-pick
VERSE 1
THERE WAS A LITTLE TOWN � JUST A SAD LITTLE TOWN,
NO MORE THAN A MILE AROUND.
JUST A SAD LITTLE TOWN � WHERE EVERYBODY FROWNED,
AND FOR YEARS THEY�D BEEN THAT WAY.
THEN ONE DAY INTO THAT TOWN � CAME AN OLD ROVOING MAN,
WITH A FUNY LOOKING HAT AND COAT,
HE SAID GATHER AROUND � COME GATHER AROUND,
AND I�LL SING YOU A HAPPY SONG�..HE SANG!
CHORUS
OOLLEE ALLEE AY OOLLEE ALLEE AY,
OOLLEE ALLEE AY-AY,
OOLLEE ALLEE AY OOLLEE ALLEE AY,
OOLLEE ALLEE AY.
VERSE 2
SO THEY GATHERED ALL AROUND � IN THIS SAD LITTLE TOWN,
WHERE EVERYONE STOOD AND STARED.
NOT A SMILE COULD BE FOUND � ON THE FACES ALL AROUND,
AS THE OLD MAN SANG AWAY.
THEN THE SMALLEST LITTLE GIRL � SHE DID A LITTLE TWIRL,
AND CAUSED THEM ALL TO SWAY,
THEN THE SMALLEST LITTLE GIRL � WHO DID THE LITTLE TWIRL,
SHE SMILED AND SANG THIS WAY�..SHE SANG!
CHORUS
VERSE 3
SO THE SMALLEST LITTLE GIRL - WHO DID THE LITTLE TWIRL,
SHE SMILED AND DANCED AROUND,
TILL ALL THE OTHER BOYS � AND ALL THE OTHER GIRLS,
THEY DANCED AROUND AS WELL.
ALL THE ADULTS WHO HAD STARED � THEY LAUGHED WITHOUT A CARE,
AND DANCED AROUND THE TOWN,
SO HAPPY WERE THEY ALL � NO ONE NOTICED AT ALL,
THAT THE OLD MAN HE HAD GONE�.THEY SANG!
CHORUS
VERSE 4
SO IF YOUR IN A LITTLE TOWN � JUST A SAD LITTLE TOWN,
NO MORE THAN A MILE AROUND,
JUST A SAD LITTLE TOWN � WHERE EVERYBODY FROWNS,
AND FOR YEARS THEY�VE BEEN THAT WAY.
ONE DAY INTO YOUR TOWN � WILL COME AN OLD ROVING MAN,
WITH A FUNY LOOKING � HAT AND COAT,
AND HE�LL GATHER YOU AROUND -TAKE AWAY YOUR FROWNS,
AS HE SINGS YOU A HAPPY SONG�.HE�LL SING!