The marvelous musical mansion

G D E F G A B C C .... B D E
Benji : Did you see him? Did you see him?
Kelly : Yep, That's our man. Baseball hat, the piano... It all fits.
That's the keyboard kid, All right.
Benji : Are you sure it's Alex.... I mean, the kid.
Kelly : Shh, trust me, Benji, Trust me, It's him.
Benji : But, Kelly, Does he have a yellow backpack?
Kelly : I don't know, Let me look, Oop.
Benji : Gee Whiz.
Alex : All right, Whose trail are you on today?
Can't you see I'm practicing?
Kelly : We were looking for you, actually.
My client, your brother was afraid you'd disappeared and
would miss the trip with your aunty Annabella.
Benji : Come on, Alex, Time to go, Are you packed?
Alex : Yep, I've got everything I need, did you?
Benji : Hmm.... Let's see. Yikes! I forget my toothbrush!
Alex : Come on in, Kelly.
Benji : We have to hurry. Aunt Annabella will be here any minute!
Kelly : So, your aunt is taking us to visit your great-uncle Rubato
and his myterious mansion?
When was the last time you saw aunty Annabella Rubinsky?
Alex : Come on, Kelly, You know. It's a musical mansion.
Do you have to make a mystery out of everything?
Kelly : Life is a mystery, Alex. Just answer the question.
Alex : Well, You see aunt Annabella just came back Timbucktu.
She always traveling around the world.
I think she's been gone a whole year this time.
Benji : I can't wait to see her.
Almost anything can happen when she around.
Kelly : Timbucktu.
Alex : First she went to Japan and the to Algiers.
Benji : And Holland, too.

My aunt came back. From old Japan.
And she brought with her. A big hand fan.
My aunt came back. From old Algiers.
And she brought with her. A pair of shears.
My aunt came back. From Holland, too.
And she brought with her. A wooden shoe.
My aunt came back. From Niagara falls.
And she brought with her. A ping-pong ball.
My aunt came back. From the New York fair.
And she brought with her. A rocking chair.
My aunt came back. From Kalamazoo.
And she brought with her. A gum-choo-goo.
My aunt came back. From Timbucktu.
And she brought with her. Some clowns like you.

Benji : Aunty Annabella! Come on!
Dad : Hey, kids, Aunty Annabella's here. Time to go.
Everyone : We know, Dad.
Benji : Aunty Annabella!
Annabella : Benji.
Alex : Hi, Annabella.
Annabella : Alex! Ooh, my, Have you two grown!
Dad : Hi, Annabella.
Annabella : Now, you must be Katy, uh, Connie....No, that's not it.
Alex told me about you in his letters.
Uh, Kathy....Connie.....Kimmy,,,,Kelly.
Kelly! That's it. It's nice to meet you, Kelly.
Kelly : Thank you, Miss Rubinsky. It's nice to meet you, too.
Annabella : Please call me aunty A.
I understand you're almost part of the family.
Dad : Nellybelle's still in great shape.
Annabella : Oh, yes. She still hums like a top.
But she plays her old tricks from time to time.
Oh! my! The time! No time to dillydally, Children.
Your great-uncle Rubato expects us before nightfall.
All aboard!
Benji : Can I ride in front, please?
Annabella : Sure, you can, Benji. Let me just.
Um.... Put this in the truck.
Benji : What's in the box, Aunty Annabella?
Annabella : Something special I found in Timbuktu for Rubato.
Will you put it in the truck for me?
Kelly : You were really in Timbuktu, Aunty A?
Annabella : Yes, Kelly. And a wonderful, wonderful place it was, too.
O.K., everybody, let's stop on the road.
I mean, let's hit the step. No, let's step on it.
Alex : And hit the road.
Annabella : Come on, let's go.
Dad : Bye, now.

She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes, beep beep.
She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes, beep beep.
She'll be comin' round the mountain
She'll be comin' round the mountain
She'll be comin' round the mountain
when she comes, beep beep.
She'll be arivin' Nellybelle when she comes vroom, vroom.
She'll be arivin' Nellybelle when she comes vroom, vroom.
She'll be arivin' Nellybelle
She'll be arivin' Nellybelle
She'll be arivin' Nellybelle
when she comes vroom, vroom. beep beep
Oh, we'll all meet uncle Rubato when she comes, Hi, there.
Oh, we'll all meet uncle Rubato when she comes, Hi, there.
Oh, we'll all meet uncle Rubato
Oh, we'll all meet uncle Rubato
Oh, we'll all meet uncle Rubato
when she comes, Hi, there. vroom, vroom. beep beep.
Oh, we're gonna sing this song until we're there, Oh, no.
Oh, we're gonna sing this song until we're there, Oh, no.
Oh, we're gonna sing this song
Oh, we're gonna sing this song
Oh, we're gonna sing this song
until we're there, Oh, no. Hi, there. vroom, vroom. beep beep.
Oh, we're off to see his mansion when she comes, let's go.
Oh, we're off to see his mansion when she comes, let's go.
Oh, we're off to see his mansion
Oh, we're off to see his mansion
Oh, we're off to see his mansion
when she comes, let's go. Oh, no. Hi, there. vroom, vroom.
beep beep.
Toot toot, over here..over there.
Speed up, Come on, Slow down, Turn left, Turn right.
Go'round,,,,can't wait. Let's go, Oh, no. Hi, there. vroom, vroom.
beep beep.

Benji : That was fun.
Kelly : I know,
Benji : We've been singing for a million miles.
Kelly : Sing this song until we get there. Whose idea was that?
Benji : It was Alex.
Alex : Look! cool.
Kelly : Try it, Alex. I think it's a game
Doorknocker : Say, you're pretty good, Alex.
Benji : It talked.
Alex : It knows my name.
Doorknocker : Of course, we've been expecting you.
Would you like to come in? Well, then.

How do you do, My friends, How do you do?
How do you do, My friends, How do you do?

Doorknocker : Well, you're welcome to come in.
Just give yourself a spain.
How do you do, My friends, How do you do?
How do you do, My friends, How do you do?

Everyone : How are you? Fine.
Annabella : It's sort of a riddle, you see.
You're welcome to come in, Just give yourself a twin.
Ah, A twirl... a turn a spin. That's it.
Kelly : Like this?
Benji : Oh, I get it!
Alex : A spin.
Benji : It opened.
Kelly : Elementary, my dear, Benji.
Rubato : Come in, come in, It's so marvelous to see you all.
Annabella : Children I present your great-uncle Rubato Rubinsky.
Everyone : He's floating.
Rubato : Now let's see. This young man must be Benji. And Alex.
Alex : Hi
Rubato : And, of course, your friend and neighbor Kelly.
Kelly : Nice to meet you.
Rubato : Hello, Annabella.
Annabella : Rubato!
Rubato : And this is my most marvelous cat Cadenza.
Hello, Cadenza.
Everyone : Nice kitty.
Rubato : Annabella, what was all that knocking with my door?
Was Doorknocker up to his old tricks again?
Annabella : You know my problem with rhymes and riddles,
Doorknocker : Kelly solved the riddle, And Alex has great rhythm.
Rubato : Yes, But please Doorknocker, No more riddle today.
Doorknocker : Let me say just one more rhythm.
It's nice to meet you. Have a great time.
Annabella : Children, we can put our things here for now.
Hatrack : Oh, excuse me.
I must have dozed off for a moment.
What an interesting hat.

My hat, It has three corners.
Three corners has my hat.
And had it not three corners.
It would not be my hat.
( ) hat it has three corners.
Three corners has ( ) hat.
And had it not three corners.
It would not be ( ) hat.
( ) ( ) it has three corners.
Three corners has ( ) ( ).
And had it not three corners.
It would not be ( ) ( ).
( ) ( ) it has ( ) corners.
( ) corners has ( ) ( ).
And had it not ( ) corners.
It would not be ( ) ( ).

Hatrack : Everybody dance, whoa, pardon me.
Excuse me, Here we go, where to~
Oh, there you are.

( ) ( ) it has ( ) ( ).
( ) ( ) has ( ) ( ).
And had it not ( ) ( ).
It would not be ( ) ( ).

Hatrack : Here we go, Whoa! Coming through, Long reach, Look out.
1, 2, 3.... Whoa!....Help! Oh, thank you.
Well, you kids can hang up your things now.
Just pick a hook anywhere. Oh, thank you.
Oh, Alex. 2...points.
Benji : What about the present for uncle Rubato?
Annabella : Present? What present? Oh, my, How forgetful of me,
I brought you something special from Timbuktu.
Rubato : A gift from Timbuktu? How marvelous.
Oh, It must be very special.
I can't wait to open it, Annabella.
This way, everyone into the parlor.
Annabella : I love surprises.
Kelly : Me, too.
Annabella : Wow, nice piano.
Benji : This is neat.
Kelly : This is all very curious, Cadenza.
Alex : Hi, Benji.
Benji : Hey, Kelly, Look at this.
Kelly : What?
Benji : Look at these music boxes.
Alex : Incredible.
Benji : What's this one do? Can we hear them play?
Alex : Look at this one. Can we hear them first?
Kelly : What about the balerina? Can we see her dance?
Rubato : All in good time, children.
But first let's open aunty Annabella's present.
Andy-bandy man, The one-man band.
Now where in Timbuktu.
Did you ever discovered such a wonderful music box?
Annabella : There's a most musical shop there.
Rubato : Oh, I see, There is very special gift, indeed.
How absolutely marvelous.
How does has work, Annabella?
Annabella : In the usual way.
Benji : He's great. Marvelous.
Andy-bandy man : Oh, excuse me. I'll be ready in a moment.
That'll do it.

Oh, I can play on my big bass drum.
and this is the music to it.
Boom, boom, boom goes my big bass drum.
and that's the way I do it.
Oh, I can play on my little kazoo.
and this is the music to it.
Za- za-zoo goes my little kazoo.
and that's the way I do it.
Oh, I can play on my harmonica
and this is the music to it.
Wah-wah goes my harmonica.
and that's the way I do it.
Oh, I can play on my old washboard.
and this is the music to it.
Rinky-tinky-tink goes my old washboard.
and that's the way I do it.

Everyone : Marvelous! Bravo!
Benji : What about this one, uncle Rubato? What do they do?
Alex : They look like tap-dancers.
Rubato : Indeed they are, Alex. I'm happy to introduce.
The tap-a-capella singers.
Tap singers : Oh, hi.
Everyone : Hi, HI.
Ally Allegro : Come on, Ally. They're waiting.
Lawrence Largo : Let's get this show on the road. How's this?
Ally Allegro : That's the groove.
Peter Pianissimo : Cool, let's do it.

We're the tap-a-capellar singers with a show for you.
I am Ally Allegro and here is what I do.
My song and dance is very fast. Can you do it, too?

Annabella : Take it Ally, Look at her go. I can't do that.

I am a tap-a-capella singer and that is what I do.
I am Lawrence Largo. And here is what I do.
My song and dance is very slow. Can you do it, too?
I am a tap-a-capella singer and that is what I do.
Don't you know that I am Flo Fortissimo and here is what I do.
My song and dance is very loud, Can you do it, too?
I am a tap-a-capella singer and that is what I do.

Someone : Listen up now.

I am Peter Pianissimo. And here is what I do.

Annabella : What did he say?

My song and dance is very soft. Can you do it, too?
I am a tap-a-capella singer and that is what I do.
We're the tap-a-capella singers with a show for you.
We're the tap-a-capella singers with a show for you.

Flo Fortissimo : Maybe it wasn't loud enough.
Benji : They're cool.
Alex : Smooth moves.
Kelly : Uncle Rubato, Can we see the ballerina now, please?
Rubato : Why, of course, Kelly.
Annabella, will you do the honors?
Annabella : I'd be glad to, Children, This is Nina ballerina.

I am a ballerina and I love ballet.
Play me a melody and I'll dance all day.
Plie, releve, pirouette, jete
I am a ballerina and I dance ballet.
I am a ballerina and I love ballet.
Play me a melody and I'll dance all day.
Plie, releve, pirouette, jete
I am a ballerina and I dance ballet.

Kelly : She's so graceful.
Rubato : Yes, Isn't she marvelous?
Alex : Yeah, but, uncle Rubato. What does this music box do?
Benji : 1, 2, 3, 4. There are 5 them, A quintet.
Rubato : Exactly, and a most unusual quintet at that.
Children, I am most pleased present the doodle-det quintet.
Alex : They're so.... so....fancy.
Rubato : Yes, and they play with so much feeling,
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready?
Violinist : Yes, of course.

The violin sings, The violin sings.
The clarinet, The clarinet. The clarinet, The clarinet.
The horn, The horn. Sounds so for horn.
The trumpet, The trumpet. The trumpet, The trumpet.
The drum, drum, drum, drum, drum. I'm pounding the drum.
The drum, drum, I'm pounding the drum.
The violin sings, The violin sings.
The clarinet, The clarinet.
The horn, The horn.
Sounds so for horn.
The trumpet, The trumpet.
The drum, drum, drum, drum, drum.
I'm pounding the drum.

Everyone : Bravo! Bravo!
Alex : The trumpet player was great.
Kelly : The french horn sounded so beautiful.
Benji : What kind of drums were these?
Rubato : Timpani, my dear, Benji,
Sometimes called Kettie drums
Annabella : Well, Rubato, Your music boxes are as wonderful as ever.
Rubato : Yes, marvelous, Are they?
Alex : That violinist was amazing.
Did you hear his Cadenza?
Benji : Cadenza?
Alex : When he played by himself at the beginning.
A Cadenza is like a solo.
Benji : Oh, I get it, I bet that's where uncle Rubato.
Got the names first cat.
Kelly : Excellent thinking, Benji.
You'll make a good detective.
Rubato : Annabella, for Andy-bandy man.
He is absolutely marvelous.
Alex : That's for sure. What a performance!
Annabella : Alex, would you like to perform for us?
I told you Alex plays the piano, didn't I?
Rubato : Yes, we'd love to hear you play.
Annabella : What about that piece, Oh, When we paint?
Oh, w-when someone faints.
We paint the saints, Oh, when the saints, that's it!
Why don't you play that?
Kelly : Yeah, come on, Alex, play for us.
Alex : May I?
Rubato : By all means, please.
Alex : Cool.
Benji : Neat.
Alex : Maybe later, O.K.?
Rubato : Well, Of course. Well, it's been a long day.
Perhaps tomorrow and now would you like a snack
before bedtime?
Everyone : Yes!
Rubato : Well, then, to the dining room, Rhythm machine.

Let's all go marching two by two. two by two. two by two.
You march with me, I'll march with you two by two.
Let's all go marching two by two. two by two. two by two.
You march with me, I'll march with you two by two.

Rubato : Marvelous machine.
Annabella : One more time, Rubato.
Kelly : All right.

Let's all go marching straight and fine. straight and fine.
straight and fine.
Oh, this is how we keep our line straight and fine.
Let's all go marching straight and fine. straight and fine.
straight and fine.
Oh, this is how we keep our line straight and fine.

Kelly : What a mysterious musical mansion, Cadenza.
I wonder how it all works.
Benji : Hum, This looks good. I'm hungry.
Alex : I've never seen food like this before.
Annabella : I see you've arranged the usual-feast for us.
Rubato : Don't hesitate, everyone, Sit down.
Benji : Oh, boy, Musical chairs!

Let every good fellow now join in the song. Vive la compagnie.
Success to each other, and pass it along. Vive la compagnie.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la vive la vive l'amour.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la compagnie.
A friend on the left and a friend on the right. Vive la compagnie.
In love and good fellowship, let us unite, Vive la compagnie.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la vive la vive l'amour.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la compagnie.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la vive la vive l'amour.
Vive la vive la vive l'amour. Vive la compagnie.

Alex : Let's eat.
Annabella : Oh, and just look at these delectable snacks.
There's piccolo pizza my favorite.
and bassoon bread sticks, piano pudding, tuba turnovers.
viola veggies, treble clef cookies
and quarter nota crunchies.
Kelly : Would you pass the piccolo pizza please, Benji?
Benji : Sure.
Annabella : Delicious.
Alex : What are you investigating now?
Kelly : The case of the marvelous musical mansion of course.
What's that for, uncle Rubato?
Rubato : That's my "C" scale, I use it to make up melodies.
Alex : How dose it mark?
Yeah, how do you make up a melody?
Rubato : Here's one way to write a melody.
It all begins with the notes, you see.

How do I write a melody.
So all of my friends can sing with me?
I choose a few notes from a scale, you see.
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
That's how I write a melody.
Chose your notes, 1, 2, 3
Put'em all together for a melody.
Mix'em up, that's what you do.
Until it sounds right to you.
Chose your notes, 1, 2, 3
Put'em all together for a melody.
Mix'em up, that's what you do.
Until it sounds right to you.

Alex : Can we try uncle Rubato?
Rubato : Sure, Alex, Chose your notes.
Alex : Uh, O,K, oh,,, E,G,,,,and oh A
Kelly : Can we choose a fourth note?
Rubato : Of course.
Benji : O,K,,,, C,,,
Rubato : Good, now let's mix'em up, Alex?
Alex : E, A, G
Rubato : How about you, Benji?
Benji : Oh, boy! E, E, A, A, G
Rubato : Give it a try, Kelly.
Kelly : C, E, A
Rubato : Annabella.
Annabella : G, G, E, G, C
Rubato : Marvelous! Let's hear it all together.
Alex : It really works.
Kelly : That sounds nice.
Rubato : I like it.
Kelly : Oh, It's lovely.

Mix them up for a melody. So, my friends can sing along with me.
Mix them up for a melody. So, my friends can sing along with me.

Kelly : But uncle Rubato, I can see how a melody works.
But I don't understand how it...
How music,,, It's all so mysterious.
Rubato : Mysterious,
Kelly : Sure, you see...

Whenever I hear a beautiful song, Why do I feel like singing along?
Whenever I hear a catchy beat, Why do I feel like tapping my feet?
Whenever I hear a melody, What happens to me is a mystery.

Rubato : My dear,,,, It's magic.

The magic of music, How can it be such a mystery?
It's magic, The magic of music,
It's the mystery of a melody.
The reason you feel like singing along is because together.
We're sharing a song,
The reason you feel like tapping your feet is because together.
We're keeping a beat, Music can bring us together, you see.
That's why we all love a melody.
It's magic, The magic of music.
Tapping your feet to a catchy beat.
It's magic, The magic of music.
Singing along when you hear s song.
It's magic, The magic of music.
How can it be such q mystery?
It's magic, The magic of music.
It's the mystery of a melody.

Annabella : Oh, my, It's getting late. What time is it?
Kelly : I saw a clock in the entry.
Rubato : You mean the gongfather clock. Let's go see it.
Benji : Gong father.
Rubato : Yes, Benji, Why, yes, we're finished.
You may clear the table, Thank you.
Annabella : Excellent, Rubato.
Rubato : Alex, Are you sure you'd play for us tonight?
Benji : Yeah, Come on, Alex.
Alex : No, It's kind of late, Maybe tomorrow.
Benji : Hey, I know this song.

Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck 1:00. The mouse ran down. Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck 2:00. The mouse said Boo. Hickory dickory dock.

Kelly : But It's not 1:00 or 2:00. It's almost 9:00
Mouse : Ladies and gentleman. It's showtime.
I'm meter the mouse, Your kindly time keeper.
And for your most punctual pleasure.
the moment has arrived to announce, The hour!
Alex : Look at him go!

Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck 9:00. The mouse fine. Hickory dickory dock.

Mouse : Thank you, Thank you! Thank you!
Benji : He was great!
Mouse : You were great, too. young man.
Maybe we could do the show together sometime.

But the hour is late. Good night.
Benji : Good night, meter mouse.
Annabella : Oops! I'm sleepy, too. Let's sack to hey.
Uh, bed two sack, Sack the bed. Hit he sack.
That's it. Everyone to bed, Children.

Round the clock the two hands go.
One is fast and one is slow.
Look at what the two hands say.
They will tell the time of day.
9:04 It's time for bed.
So good night, you sleepyhead.

Rubato : Good night! My little Cadenza.
Keep an eye on things.
Doorknocker : My job is done, I'm locked up tight.
So now it's time to say good night.

Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck....

Mouse : Hey, Where's my...Hey, What's going on in there?
Doorknocker : Wake up, world. Stop your snoring.
This is a day that won't be boring.
Whoever wants to come inside must slove a riddle
that I provide.
Benji : I'm going to see the music boxes.
Kelly : What time is it, anyway?
Alex : It's 1:00
Kelly : No, it couldn't be that late. It's still morning.
Mouse : It's about time you woke up. The clock has stopped
and my gong is gone.
Kelly : Uncle Rubato. The mouse's gong is gone.
Rubato : Oh, really? It must just fallen off.
I'm sure we'll find it around here somewhere.
Benji : Hey! What happened to the violin?
Annabella : Oh, my, goodness.
Kelly : That's funny. Do you know anything about this, Cadenza?
Benji : See? The violin's gone!
Alex : And the french horn?
Rubato : How strange, Nina ballerina's scarf, as well!
Annabella : Uh...oh, my goodness, Lawrence Largo's tap toes!
Shop traps... his snap taps.... His tap shoes are missing!
Kelly : That's odd, so is one of Andy-bandy man's shoes.
Rubato : Goodness, Gracious!
First the gong, and now all this?
How could they all have disappeared?
Kelly : It looks like we have a real mystery on our hands.
Rubato : Well, the doodle-det quintet cannot perform without their
instruments.
Lawrenve Largo cannot dance without his shoes
nor Nina ballerina without her scarf.
Kelly : Look! The rhythm machine!
Rubato : How odd! I think I can fix it.
There, Now, I wonder how that happened.
Annabella : Oh, dear, what should we do?
Benji : What about Kelly? She is the best detective around.
What do you think, Kelly?
Kelly : All we know is everything turned up missing.
Last night while we were asleep, What we need are clues.
We must search the mansion.
Rubato : Good idea, I'll look in the dining room.
Kelly, why don't you take the family room?
Kelly : Family room?
Rubato : Yes, just up those stairs.
Benji : I'll go with Kelly.
Alex : I'll take the parlor.
Annabella : I guess I'll look in the entry.
Rubato : Let's meet there when we're finished.
Now, remember, children.
This is a most marvelous musical mansion
and it may have some answers. Just ask, Let us begin.
Alex : What did he mean? Just ask.
Kelly : I don't know. But let's get to work.
Benji : O.K., Hey, you guys, listen to this!
Alex : Whoa! Musical stairs.
Kelly : Come on, let's go find some clues.
Alex : But where should I start? Bookcase, What?
Whoa, that was a cool, Hey, neat trick.
What's all this?
Annabella : Oh, hatrack, You're no help, Clues, clues.
I must find some clues. Nothing here, nothing there.
I..... I wonder if....

Oh, where, Oh, where has the little gong gone?
Oh, where, Oh, where can it be?
The gong is gone what a mystery.
Oh, where, Oh, where can it be?
Oh, where, Oh, where has the violin gone?
Oh, where, Oh, where can it be?

The violin is gone what a mystery.
Oh, where, Oh, where can it be?
Oh, where, Oh, where has the french horn gone?

Benji : The woodwind family, The string family, The brass family,
The percussion family.
Kelly : So this is the family room.
Benji : The Rubinsky family.
Kelly : There don't seem to be any clues in here.
Benji : Uncle Rubato did say just ask, didn't he?
Kelly : Well, O.K. I'll try, Hello, Sir knights.
Benji : I think you have to ask them a question.
Kelly : Oh, right, Um, gentlemen, How do you do? Can you...

How do we do? What a good question.
Of course, of course, we're fine.
The question is, how do you do?
So clap your hands and them clap mine.
So clap your hands and them clap mine.

Benji : Wrong question.

So clap your hands and them clap mine.

Knights : Sing along.

How do we do? What a good question.
Of course, of course, we're fine.
The question is, how do you do?
So clap your hands and them clap mine.

Binji : Sir knights, How do you do is not the question.
The question is ~
Kelly : Did you see or hear anything strange last night?
Knight 1 : Oh, that question, Yes.
Knight 2 : Oh, that question, Yes.

How do you hear? What a good question.
Of course, of course, we'll say.
We heard footsteps running fast.
And then we heard them hop away.

Alex : Wow! That was some band!
"Band music from around the world."
Annabella : Clues, Clues? I don't see any clues out here.
What dose a clue look like anyway?
Oh, me, What to do.
Doorknocker : There are no clues out here, You're right.
No one came through this door last night.

Annabella : Oh, doorknocker, It's you. Well, thank you.
I'll just go in now.
Doorknocker : Whoever wants to come inside must solve a riddle
that I provide.
Annabella : Of course, yes, How... how forgetful of me.
Doorknocker : Let's see, Now listen closely, here's the riddle.
What kind of solo was played on the fiddle?
The musical word you're guessing at is also
the name of a special cat.
Annabella : Name.... and a word? A cat and a fiddle? Oh, me,
What a riddle. Oh, I'm so confused.
Alex : Could you possibly know anything about all this?

And then we heard them walk away.

Benji : Wait! That was a good answer.
Knights : Thank you. Any more questions?
Benji : Why, Yes. What about....
Kelly : Benji! No more questions. That'll be all. Thank you.
Let's ask them this time. Rueben and Rachel Rubinsky.
Benji : O.K. oh, Rueben and Rachel,
Did you see or hear anything strange last night?

Rueben, Rueben, I've been thinking.
Yes, I heard some sounds last night.
Someone tried to climb the stairway.
Don't you think that I am right?
Rachel, Rachel, I've been thinking.
That's not all there is to tell.
Someone tried to climb the stairway.
After that, I think they fell.
Rueben, Rueben, I've been thinking.
Yes, I heard some sounds last night.
Someone tried to climb the stairway.
Don't you think that I am right?
Rachel, Rachel, I've been thinking.
That's not all there is to tell.
Someone tried to climb the stairway.
After that, I think they fell.

Kelly : Hmm, Someone tried to climb the stairway, Then fell back down.
Annabella : In the middle of a riddle. There's a hat with a fiddle...no
A cat and a hat....ho. A cat and the fiddle.
That's it! A cat and the fiddle.

Hey, diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle.

The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport
and the dish ran away with the spoon.

Kelly : Did you find anything Alex?
Alex : Uh,,, I'm not sure, did you?
Benji : Yes, There were knights that sang and clapped.
Kelly : And Rueben and Rachel told us somebody fell down.
Alex : Kinghts? Rueben and Rachel?
Benji : The stairs, may be they call tell us something.
Stairs, Do you have a clues?
Alex : What are those notes? It's A-D, B-D, A-D, B-D.
Kelly : That must be the clue.
Benji : but what it means?
Kelly : I don't know, Come on, Let's go.

Oh, where, where have the tap shoes gone?
Oh, where, oh, where can it be?
The taps shoes have gone. What a mystery.
Oh, where, where have can it be?
Oh, where, oh, where, oh, where...can they be?

Annabella : Fiddle Riddle. A cat plays a solo one fiddle?
It's both a name and a word. Oh, me! Oh, my.
Now, let's see now. A fiddle is the same as a violin.
And the only cat I know is, Of course!
How could I be so sick in bed....
I mean, thick in the head?
My dear, doorknocker, I've got it.
The musical word which means the same as a solo
played on a fiddle is... Cadenza, which also happens
to be the name of Rubato's cat.
Doorknocker : Cardenza, Yes, that's the word I was looking for.
Now you may enter, I'll open the door.
Annabella : Thank you, And, My dear friend, a better word for fiddle,
in this case is violin,
Doorknocker : But I know that. But fiddle rhymes with riddle.
Annabella : And by the by to learn what happened inside the house,
Why don't you ask meter the mouse?
Rubato : I hope you had more success than I.
Annabella : I would've been here sooner.
But I got caught in a riddle.
Rubato : Did you find anything?
Annabella : Oh, my! me, no. But doorknocker said meter the mouse
might know something.
Rubato : Well.
Mouse : Well, it was like this.
As you know, it's my job to announce the time.
The hour was very late almost 1:00.
I awoke for my hourly gong,
We try to keep it somewhat quiet.
Because everyone's asleep, of course, and....
Rubato : Meter mouse, Please get to the point.
Kelly : Well, them
Mouse : The point is, When I got to the gong, It was gone.
Kelly : And.
Mouse : And somebody tried to climb the musical stairs
but I scared them away.
Rubato : Why didn't you tell us this before?
Mouse : Well, nobody asked.
Annabella : Oh, my. It's hopeless.
Maybe we should just live it up, No, I mean...
Kelly : We can't give it up now. We have a lot of clues.
Alex : Right, Struggling to tell me something about a band.
Rubato : There weren't any clues in the dining room.
Annabella : No clues outside, either.
And doorknocker said no one came through the front door
last night.
Kelly : Those are clues.
Alex : The piano played something I've heard before.
It sounded like... I don't know.
Benji : And the stairs played some notes.
Alex : Yeah, A-D, B-D
Benji : And Rueben and Rachel said someone fell down the stairs, too.
Kelly : Right, obviously, whoever it was wanted to go up the musical
stairs. But fell back down,
And the knights said they heard footsteps running fast,
than hopping away, Why hopping?
I just don't get the hopping footsteps. Look!
What's this? Someone wearing just one shoe would make the
sound of a hopping footstep.
Rubato&Annabella : Andy-bandy man's shoe!
Kelly : He fell down the stairs and lost his shoe.
Alex : That explains the band music,,,, A one-man band.
Benji : And the stairs played A-D, B-D. Andy-bandy.
Alex : That's what the piano was playing, Andy-bandy's song.
Kelly : It was Andy-bandy man.
Rubato : But wait, It couldn't have been.
All the music boxes were at rest.
After they played for you, I....
Annabella : No, Rubato. I forgot Andy-bandy man. Just think back.
Benji wanted to see the tap-a-capella singers and
I didn't remember to....
Rubato : But why would he...
Benji : What's happened to Andy-bandy man?
Kelly : Maybe it wasn't him.
Annabella : A few adjustments there.
Andy-bandy man : That's it. Ladies and gentleman.
Introducing the amazing,
The coolest. The most beautiful and graceful show
on earth.
The most marvelous one-man band..
Andy-bandy man the great! But...

Oh, I can play on the violin and this is the music to it.
Goes the violin, and that's the way I do it.
Oh, I can play on the gold french horn and this is the music to it.
Goes the gold french horn, and that's the way I do it.
Oh, I can play on the great big gong and this is the music to it.
Goes the great big gong, and that's the way I do it.

Kelly : Are you O.K.?
Andy-bandy man : Well, I think so,
Rubato : That was quite a performance.
Andy-bandy man : Wasn't very good, was it?
Annabella : Oh, no, you were fine, Andy-bandy man.
Benji : You did great sort of.
Alex : The gong was right on.
Rubato : It was just too much wasn't it, Andy-bandy man,
trying to play all those instruments and sing and dance
at the same time?
Andy-bandy man : I just wanted to be as good as they are.
The doodle-det quintet looked so fancy.
They played with such feeling,
The violin was amazing.
and the french horn was so beautiful.
Oh, the ballerina looked so graceful with her pretty
scarf flying through the air.
And the tap-a-capella singers.
How they moved their feet. What dancers!
But I'm just....I'm just Andy-bandy man,
the one-man band.
Kelly : So you took everything last night.
While we were looking for them this morning,
You set it all play for us.
Andy-bandy man : Right, I wanted something from the rhythm
machines.
But the mouse scared me, I tripped down the stairs.
and I lost my shoe.
Kelly : We were right about the hopping footsteps.
Andy-bandy man : I thought if I borrowed these things,
then I'd look better and sound better, too.
When I heard the gong in the rhythm machine,
I thought those would make me more special.
Kelly : But Andy-bandy man, you are special, You are unique.
Annabella : We like you just the way you are.
Rubato : You shouldn't have borrowed things without asking permission
first.
Andy-bandy man : Yes, I know, I'm sorry, I'll take them back right now.
Rubato : It's O.K., Andy-bandy man and we can help you with that.
Alex : You're great. Andy-bandy man.
Andy-bandy man : You think so?
Alex : Uh-huh, I've never met anymore like you before.
Your show is incredible.
Andy-bandy man : Thanks.
Alex : How you can play in front of people all by yourself?
It makes me nervous.
Andy-bandy man : Really? me, too.
But once you start to play that goes away.
Alex : It does?
Andy-bandy man : Just enjoy your music, and have fun sharing it.
Just remember...
Whenever you play a beautiful song.
It makes me feel like singing along.
Whenever you play a catchy beat.
It makes me feel like tapping my feet.
Whenever you play a melody.
Remember you're sharing your music with me.
It's magic, The magic of music. Share with me a melody.
It's magic, The magic of music. Share with me a melody.
It's a mystery of a melody.

Everyone : Brave! Wonderful! Splendid.
Benji : Nice.
Rubato : Marvelous.
Andy-bandy man : Why don't you play something for us?
Annabella : Good idea, What do you say, Alex?
Alex : O.K. I'm ready.
Andy-bandy man : Hey, I know that song.
Alex : Come on, then, Andy-bandy man.

Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.

Oh, how I want to be in that number.
When the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when we march and sing along.
Oh, when we march and sing along.
Oh, how I want to be in that number.
When we march and sing along.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, how I want to be in that number.
When the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when we all clap hands and sing.
Oh, when we all clap hands and sing.
Oh, how we want to be in that number.
When we all clap hands and sing.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, how I want to be in that number.
When the saints go marchin' in.

Benji : It must run in the family.

Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, when the saints go marchin' in.
Oh, how I want to be in that number.
When the saints go marchin' in.