This is to be sung to the tune of Mozart's Horn concerto (should play - click on it) and in the style of Flanders and Swann's "Ill Wind" - lyrics by Tony especially for Dad's Birthday dinner at the Amberley Inn near Minchinhampton 2008 "The Way of the Ping" We heard of a PING and we had to WAY-lay it, Two wires for track with collection of balls which flew far with a beauty and grace – though we’ll say it - With sleepers and tension came one or two falls. To build that line took high-level engineering skills, They found that line was a bit of a devil to run: Such use of height (such use of height) to give you a sight, (echo vocal) A beautiful sight with a beautiful sound Oh, the hours they had to spend before they mastered it in the end. (unlike this song - echo vocal underlay) But that was yesterday, and if today You searched the original site, There might be balls but the PING-WAY would be missing! Oh where has it gone? Haven't you, hasn't anyone seen that WAY. Oh where has it gone? What a blow, now I know I'm unable to launch my Glissando. Who swiped that WAY? I bet you a quid somebody did, Knowing they had an invention and wanted to build it, Afraid of their talent at laying the WAY For decades ago, as we'd like you to know It had vanished - Oh Woe - like a needle in hay. We lost our PING - we know they were using it yesterday We lost our PING, lost our PING Found that PING – A-HAAAAAA Its not so easy getting it back, though it offers a splendid reward. We know of Money Men, whose cunning plan's to market a miniature PING, Gone away, Gone away, was it one of them took it away? Will you kindly return that PING (backing vocal - "Way") Where is the Devil who pinched that PING? We shall tell the police. We want that PING WAY back! We miss its music more & more & more, Without that PING, I'm feeling sad & so forlorn…(Cadenza!!) (But) PG had PING seedlings and wanted to grow them With wires and pliers he laid a new track With Sausage and Hoist, Harpenden could rejoice The PING was reborn, King of “Toys” After resting a while, he revived it in Dorset And nobody took it away It might have long gone with no-body to make it But Peter G kept it alive The Wife's less obsessive than he, “Just coming - One more before tea!!” His Child’s pretty large you’ll agree! WAA! WAA! (lyrics by Tony Graham) The Pingway - the great "invention" of Peter Graham copied elsewhere, brilliant originals all of them - the last in Dorset... May it rust in peace