Boom A Boo Whoop Zing Zoo Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No, be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

Wahey!

'This is the cafe in Sunnysands, and it's run by Miss Smiley.

'Miss Smiley is called Miss Smiley because she's always smiling.

'And, what's more, she makes the most delicious treats ever.

'She loves music, and today she was holding a concert in her cafe.

'And we, the Mason family singers, were all busy practising our song,

'when suddenly...'

It's only me!

'..Great Aunt Loretta arrived.'

SHE SINGS

DOG BARKS

Oh, hush your noise, you!

Come on, then, what's the song? What have you chosen? Tell me!

'Oh yes, our song for the Sunnysands Sing-along was called...'

That sounds very peculiar.

Never mind, I'll soon sort it out, cos I've arranged

for Madam Vibrato to come and help us out.

-ALL: Madam Vibrato?

-Who's Madam Vibrato?

Madam Vibrato is an extremely famous opera singer.

-SHE SINGS IN AN OPERATIC STYLE

-Yes! Thank you, Jemima...

Madam Vibrato just happens to be a very, very good friend of mine.

Oh...

She's singing at the cafe this evening, and I've got her to come

this afternoon to help us practise, which is a very good thing for you,

Grandpa, because you need a lot of practice, you do.

Madam Vibrato could get even you to sing.

Madam Vibrato could get a monkey to sing!

THEY LAUGH

'And with that, Grandpa ran inside and I followed.'

Jason, this isn't really funny! JASON WHOOPS LIKE A MONKEY

-It is quite funny, Grandpa!

-Yes, but if the Mason family singers

are to be at their best, Loretta must be stopped from joining in -

-and that means only one thing.

-Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'I'm the only one who knows about Grandpa's magic shrinking cap.

'Everyone else thinks he's gone for a little lie-down.

'They have no idea that he can get up to this...

'and this...

'and this...

'and that he can hide in very small places. Today, I had no idea

'where Grandpa was hiding, when the others rushed in!'

Grandpa gone for a little lie-down?

Typical! Never mind, you've still got me.

Come on, Madam Vibrato awaits!

'So we all got into Campo and Great Aunt Loretta sang.'

LORETTA SINGS WORDLESSLY

'I really hoped Grandpa would find his own way to the cafe,

'because I knew I'd need his help.

'Then Great Aunt Loretta said...'

Ooh, you're going to love my friend, Madam Vibrato.

MADAM VIBRATO WAILS TUNELESSLY

'But we did NOT love Madam Vibrato.'

MUTED APPLAUSE

'Grandpa arrived as she started singing again.

'I was really pleased to see him run in.

'He jumped up onto a table and hid.

'Madam Vibrato finally stopped singing and said...'

Now, my dears, I'm going to help you all make the music...come alive!

Ho-ho! Music coming alive. Who'd have thought it, eh?

Now, fill yourselves with air like a big balloon.

'And Madam Vibrato filled herself with air like a big balloon

'and then, she did this...'

SHE SINGS A LOUD, PIERCING NOTE

THEY JOIN IN

'It was a dreadful noise.

'Grandpa couldn't help laughing.

-'Suddenly, who should arrive but Mr Whoops!'

-WHOOPS!

Sorry, Madam Vibrato, it's only Mr Whoops.

-He's always having little accidents.

-Oh.

'Oh, yes. Mr Whoops is called Mr Whoops because he's always having

'little accidents. He falls over things, he falls off things,

'and sometimes he even trips over his own feet.'

Whoops!

'Soon Madam Vibrato was making us all walk around the room

'singing our names in the air.'

# Mis-ter Who-oo... #

Argh!

Oh!

'Poor Mr Whoops, he really was having a clumsy day.'

Loretta, Loretta, darling!

You sound like a cat with a toothache.

'Grandpa wanted me to go into the kitchen. I had an idea.'

I'll get you some water. It might help with the toothache.

'Grandpa jumped down and ran to the kitchen. I ran after him.'

We have a bigger problem than I thought, Jason.

In fact, we have two problems.

-Madam Vibrato.

-Who we've got to get rid of.

-Great Aunt Loretta.

-Who we've got to stop singing!

What shall I do?

Open the piano lid, then get everybody out of the cafe,

apart from Madam Vibrato.

OK.

'And Grandpa jumped off the kitchen table.

'Madam Vibrato had got us all doing some dreadful singing exercises.'

LORETTA WAILS

Oh, Loretta, Loretta, dear. You sound like a hyena

with an ingrown toenail.

Ooh, I don't want to sound like a hyena.

'I hoped some water would help.'

SHE SINGS OUT OF TUNE

Oh, Loretta, darling, we're never going to get the music to come alive

with you singing. You sound like a hippopotamus with a tummy ache.

Oh, I sound like a hippopotamus now, do I?

Well, this hippopotamus is going to the...

'Great Aunt Loretta never says the word toilet out loud

'cos she thinks it's rude.'

Why don't we go outside for some fresh air and let Madam Vibrato

-practise her song?

-Good idea, Jason.

Mr Whoops and I will get some tea and cakes.

-We'll leave you alone to bring the music alive.

-Thank you, dear.

I'm sure I will.

'Time to put Grandpa's plan into action.'

-I think it'll sound better with the lid open!

-Thank you, dear.

'Now was Grandpa's chance.

'I'd got everyone out of the room. I had no idea what he had planned.'

# The little yellow buttercups are popping up to say hello... #

TRIANGLE RINGS

Loretta, is that you?

# The little yellow buttercups are popping up to say hello... #

DRUM BANGS

Has the music really come alive?

'Oh yes, the music WAS coming alive!

'And Grandpa hadn't finished yet.'

Oh!

PIANO NOTES PLAY

Oh, the music really has come alive!

All by itself. It really has come alive!

Ooh!

Oh, whatever's the matter, Madam Vibrato?!

The music has come alive!

What's that you said? WHOOPS!

Aaah! Look what you've done!

You and your little accidents!

-I'll get a cloth.

-I'll help!

'Grandpa had another idea. He pushed the treble clef off the board,

'jumped down, and hid behind it.'

Ooh! Oh, no. Oh, no, that treble clef is chasing me! Stop it!

Oh, stop it!

'Just then, everyone came back in, and Great Aunt Loretta said...'

You sound like a baboon that's been stung on the bottom by a bee!

The music has come alive!

Aaah!

'And with that, Madam Vibrato ran out of the cafe.'

She always was bonkers.

Ooh, now I've got a sore throat with all those silly exercises.

'I've got an idea. You can conduct us, Great Aunt Loretta.

Ooh!

Oooh.

Right.

'Soon we were practising again, and this time we were singing

'our very own song, Boom A Boom Whoop Zing Zoo!'

# Bom-bom-bom

-# Boom a boom

-Boom a boom

-Boo

-# Boom a boom

-Boom a boom

-Boo

# If you're hap-hap-happy and you want to tell the world

# You're the happiest person in the land

# Make your feet go tappy and your hands go clappy

# And the world will surely understand

# Who needs words when the sky is blue?

# Who needs words when I am with you?

# The only words that we think will do

# Are boom a boom whoop zing zoo

-# Boom a boom

-Boom a boom

-Whoop

-Zing zoo

-# Boom a boom

-Boom a boom

-Whoop

-Zing zoo

# If you're hap-hap-happy and you want to tell the world

-# That you're the happiest person in the land

-Zing zoo

# Make your feet go tappy and your hands go clappy

# And the world will surely understand

# Who needs words when the sky is blue?

# Who needs words when I am with you?

# The only words that we think will do are

-# Boom a boom

-Whoop

-Zing

-# Boom a boom

-Whoop

-Zing

# Boom a boom whoop zing zoo! #

'When we got home, I ran ahead and whipped Grandpa out of my pocket.

'He took off his cap and came back to his normal size.'

Ho-ho-ho! That was great fun, Jason. And we did it!

We got rid of Madam Vibrato and we stopped Loretta from singing.

Yes, Grandpa. I think we call it teamwork.

Teamwork!

THEY LAUGH

-Oh, so sorry you missed it, Grandpa.

-It was a great sing-along!

Oh, good! And did the music... # Come ali-i-i-ve? #

Grandpa, you're as bad as Madam Vibrato. Music coming alive, indeed!

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