music soothes the savage that s a well known phrase but your heart becomes full of kettle drums when the sweet potato piper plays go on throw your hat up shout a few hoorays cause you can t hold back you re a jumpin jack when the sweet potato piper plays though it s not a magic flute there s a fascinatin toot it s not exactly beautiful it s sort of like an i don t know i guess you d call it cute sunbeams try new dance steps songbirds sound their a s and the world joins in with a great big grin when the sweet potato piper plays