Introduction To Little Pickle Book

Now, ladies and gentlemen, I think you'll agree that when you're
Talking about an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Of America, you've got to make sure that you really mean it, you know
What I mean? I mean, we're talking about the long haul here. And I
Think it behooves us to realize that not only are there certain
Pieces of music that should be preserved for historical reasons
But also certain musical instruments and the music created for them
For instance, will you please direct your attention to the west
Wall of this room, over there where those guys with the jackhammers
Are standing. Now, that wall was put up in 1938 by workers for
President Roosevelt's WPA, you know, the Workers' Pork Barrel
Administration or whatever it was called. What it was, as you all
Know, was a make-work boondoggle and a waste of the taxpayers'
Money. Sure, they built a few bridges around the country, but
Sometimes they did more harm than good. Like when they renovated
This room, for instance. If the blueprints that I've seen are right
When they erected that wall in 1938, they covered up... Well
I'm not going to tell you, I'm going to show you. Go ahead, fellas

That's right. When they erected that wall, they covered up one of the
Most beautiful theater organs ever built. That's what it was like in
The old days, senators, back before Muzak. If you needed a break from
Having your arm twisted by the White House all day long, you came in
Here and listened to a live organist playing congressional favorites
Like "Bill" and "Overriders in the Sky". Now, my guess is that that
Beauty is still in working order. And I'd like to not only give you
A chance to hear it, but to play along with it. This may be a
Senatorial first. Each one of you, right next to your pad of
Paper and pencil there, you'll see a green globular object
That's a Dill piccolo. If you want to pick it up and blow into it
. That's right. Okay. Okay, everybody. Okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, take it easy, senators. A little decorum here, please
Okay, now you've each got a piece of music there. It has numbers
On it to tell you what fingers to put down when, and it's just
One little melody for each section, and all you have to do is
Play every time I play. It's so easy, even a Republican can do it

Just kidding! Just kidding! A little joke there! Just fooling around
It's so easy, even a foreigner can do it. Okay, let's make music
Not war. This is the "Purkelpüchlein", the "Little Pickle Book"
By Petey Q. Bach. And that's Dennis James at the mighty Wurlitzer