The Hobo Band — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

The roads are good and the weather's grand,
So I'm off to play in the Hobo Band;
With a gaspipe flute and a cowhide drum
I'm going to make the music come.
With a toot, toot, toot, and a dum, dum, dum,
Just hear me make the music come!

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What are the words to The Hobo Band?
The lyrics to The Hobo Band are: The roads are good and the weather's grand, / So I'm off to play in the Hobo Band; / With a gaspipe flute and a cowhide drum / I'm going to make the music come. / With a toot, toot, toot, and a dum, dum, dum, / Just hear me make the music come!
How many lines does The Hobo Band have?
"The Hobo Band" has 6 lines of verse.

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