Root-toot-toot! Root-toot-toot! Went Ollie’s horn through the heavy gray mist.The captain heard the sound and gave the wheel a twist!"A foghorn!" he cried. "There are rocks ahead!"And he steered the ship to safety instead.
The story follows a young boy named , who loves playing his big brass horn. Unfortunately, his playing is so loud and disruptive that he is constantly told to "go far, far away" by his family and neighbors. Eventually, Ollie wanders down to the ocean, where his loud horn-blowing unexpectedly saves a large ship from crashing into the rocks during a thick fog. He returns home a hero, finally allowed to play his horn as much as he likes. Song Lyrics / Text Snippets Root-toot-toot
(Note: As this is a narrated musical story, the text alternates between rhythmic verse and spoken dialogue.) "There are rocks ahead
Ollie had a horn, a big bright horn,And he blew it from the moment that he was born.He blew it in the parlor, he blew it in the hall,Until he nearly drove them crazy, one and all! Eventually, Ollie wanders down to the ocean, where
The townspeople cheered for the boy and his horn,The greatest musician that ever was born.Now whenever he plays, they all gather 'round,For they love the boy and his big horn's sound!