The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
In a town near AlbuquerqueLived a most concerned young boyHe said lately I have noticedFolks don't live with peace and joy
With frowns and worry on their facesThey're lost and don't know where to goHe said I'll get the people straightenedBy putting on a puppet show
The young New Mexican puppeteerHe saw the people all lived in fearHe thought that maybe they'd listen toA puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some woodHe did some carving and he was goodAnd folks came running so they could hearThe young New Mexican puppeteer
First he carved out young Abe LincolnAbe will teach 'em civil rightsThen a King named Martin LutherSo they'd recall his peaceful fight
Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdomWill surely show them life is funBut he smiled with satisfactionWhen the Prince of Peace was done
The young New Mexican puppeteerHe saw the people all lived in fearHe thought that maybe they'd listen toA puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some woodHe did some carving and he was goodAnd folks came running so they could hearThe young New Mexican puppeteer
Now his puppet shows were cleverAnd he made the people laughWhen he got across the messageTo walk along life's open path
They built him his own puppet theatreDecked out with spotlights yellow and redAnd then they wrote him up in all the papersAnd this is what the story said
It said...
The young New Mexican puppeteerHe saw the people all lived in fearHe thought that maybe they would listen toA puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some woodHe did some carving and he was goodAnd folks came running so they could hearThe young New Mexican puppeteer
You know he got some string and he got some woodHe did some carving and he was goodAnd folks came running so they could hearThe young New Mexican puppeteer