“If you are a piano,
You will laugh on ev'ry string,
And if you are a girl or boy,
You'll sing.”

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American folk singer 1900–1978

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“If you are a piano,You will laugh on ev'ry string,And if you are a girl or boy,You'll sing.”

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“If you are a piano,
You will laugh on ev'ry string,
And if you are a girl or boy,
You'll sing.”