His mother said, "Ollie, please stop that noise!"His father said, "Go play with your other toys!"The neighbors cried, "It’s more than we can bear!Take that big brass horn and blow it somewhere else—anywhere!"
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 His mother said, "Ollie, please stop that noise
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! He returns home a hero, finally allowed to