This is the town and these are the people This is the town where the people all stay This is the town and these are the people That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay This is the town and these are the people This is the town where the people all stay That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay Everything's got 'em Everything needs one Couldn't be without one Everything has one This is the town and these are the people This is the town where the people all stay This is the town where the people all have one That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay [Narration] Years ago, there was a place called the Land of Point, and that was because everything in the Land of Point had one. The barns, the houses, the carts, everything, even the people. Everyone in the Land of Point had a point on the top of his head. Everyone, that is, with the exception of Oblio. Now although Oblio was born to a set of normally pointed parents and although he was born physically perfect in every other respect, he was born without a point. He was round headed. And as time passed, Oblio became increasingly aware of his uniqueness, and so did everyone else, which made life in the Land of Point rather uncomfortable for him and his parents. You see, Oblio became sort of an involuntary celebrity and he was subject to the sometimes cruel and unusual harrassment from his school mates. It wasn't easy being the only pointless person in the whole Land of Point, and in an effort to make life easier his mother knitted a pointed cap for him to wear to conceal his pointless condition. But it didn't do much good, because everyone knew he didn't have a point, so it only managed to make Oblio a little lonelier. In fact the only real friend that he had was his dog, Arrow.

Me and my Arrow Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, everyone knows It's me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Takin' the high road Wherever we go, everyone knows It's me and my Arrow And in the morning when I wake up She may be gone, I don't know And if we make up just to break up I'll carry on, oh yes, I will Me and my Arrow Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, everyone knows It's me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Me and my Arrow Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, everyone knows It's me and my Arrow [Narration] The national past time in the Land of Point was a game called Triangle Toss, and Triangle Toss was a game for people with pointed heads. The object of the game was to toss a triangle as far as you could and then run to the opposite end of the field and catch it on the point of your head. But since Oblio had no point, he would throw a triangle and Arrow would jump up on his shoulders, and the two of them would run to the opposite end of the field, Arrow making the catch using the point on the top of his head. Now most of the kids in the town thought it was alright for Oblio and Arrow to compete as a team. But there was this one kid who was the son of the evil Count who was the aid to the king, and the Count's kid insisted that Triangle Toss is a game for people with pointed heads, and Oblio obviously did not fall into that category, and he should not be allowed to play. Well, to settle the dispute they decided to have a contest: best two out of three tosses and catches. If Oblio won, he'd get to play. But if the Count's kid won, Oblio wouldn't be allowed to play. And that brings us to the game!

Poli-high, Poli-high Poli-high, (Poli, Poli, Poli so High) Poli-high (Poli, Poli High) Valley Low (Valley, Valley, Valley so low) Valley High (Valley, Valley High) Valley Low (Valley, Valley, Valley so low) Valley High (Valley, Valley High) Had a game, had a game, had a technical game By the name, by the name, called a technical game Valley High, Valley High, Poli Low Then the whistle blow, then the whistle blow Second half, second half, Poli come from behind Hold that line, Hold that line, Hold that line Far to go, (going, slow, Poli come from behind) Running out of the time Number Two, dressed in blue Make a run with the ball Hurry up (Poli, pass) Valley bye, Then the rain start to fall Making fools of them all And so it ends in a technical tie [Narration] At the end of the game, Oblio had beaten the Count's kid two out of three. When the Count heard of his son's disgraceful defeat at the hands of this pointless Oblio, he was outraged, so he went to the King and reminded him of the law of the land: which is that all things and all people in the Land of Point must have one, and since Oblio didn't have one he was in violation of that law, which called for his banishment. Now the King, who was a good King, was painfully aware of his duty, which was to convene the tribunal, and upon the Count's insistence that's what he did. And when the tribunal reviewed the case they could only arrive at one conclusion: Oblio had no point and was therefore guilty of being in violation of the law. And so it was that he and Arrow (for Arrow was found guilty of complicity) be banished from the Land of Point to the Pointless Forest. The next day, Oblio's mother and father and all the townspeople gathered to bid a sad farewell to Oblio and Arrow. Now, everyone thought that banishment to the Pointless Forest was a bit excessive, but the law was the law and the people were good law abiding citizens, and well, it was the first time anything like this had ever happened and no one knew quite what else to do. So Oblio and Arrow set off to the Pointless Forest, where all things are pointless and nothing is pointed. And by the way, the distance between the Land of Point and the Pointless Forest is directly proportional to the amount of time it takes to sing a song.

Sit beside the breakfast table Think about your troubles Pour yourself a cup of tea And think about the bubbles You can take your teardrops And drop them in a teacup Take them down to the riverside And throw them over the side To be swept up by a current Then taken to the ocean To be eaten by some fishes Who were eaten by some fishes And swallowed by a whale Who grew so old, he decomposed He died and left his body To the bottom of the ocean Now everybody knows That when a body decomposes The basic elements Are given back to the ocean And the sea does what it ought'a And soon, there's salty water (Not too good for drinking) 'Cause it tastes just like a teardrop (So we run it through a filter) And it comes out from a faucet (And it pours into a teapot) Which is just about to bubble now Think about your troubles now [Narration] Finally, the two travellers reached what appeared to be the entrance to the Pointless Forest. There was a huge thorny barrier with a small sign at its base which read 'THIS WAY.' Once on the other side of the barrier, Oblio and Arrow had their first encounter with the Pointless Man (or the Pointed Man, depending upon your point of view). You see, the Pointless Man did have a point—in fact, he had hundreds of them all pointing in different directions—but as he so quickly pointed out, "A point in every direction is the same as... as no point at all!" And speaking of points, I don't know if you've ever been to a Pointless Forest, but a forest is a forest, and one of the first things Oblio and Arrow noticed about the Pointless Forest was that all the leaves on all the trees had points! And all the trees had points! In fact, even the branches of all the trees pointed in different directions - which seemed a little strange for a Pointless Forest. When the Pointed Man disappeared, Oblio and Arrow were left standing alone wondering what to do next when suddenly they were aware of a strange sound coming in from the north. And when they looked up, there was a giant swarm of bees headed straight for them. So, to seek cover they jumped inside a hollow log, but when the bees attacked the log was jarred loose and it tumbled down a steep hill and careened and crashed finally into the base of a most unusual rock pile. In fact, the Rock Man. And the Rock Man said, "Say, what's happening with you boys? You look like you're pretty shook up, you been goofin' with the bees?" and Oblio told the Rock Man that they had been banished, and asked him whether or not this was the Pointless Forest. The Rock Man said "Say babe, there's nothing pointless about this gig. The thing is, you see what you wanna see and you hear what you wanna hear, you dig? Did you ever see Paris?" "No." "Did you ever see New Delhi?" He said "No." "Well that's it. You see what you want to see and you hear what you want to hear." And with that, the Rock Man fell soundly asleep, leaving Oblio and Arrow once again all alone. So, they continued on into the Pointless Forest until suddenly Arrow, who had been running a few yards ahead of Oblio, disappeared into a hole. The point of no return.

Down to the bottom Hello, is there anybody else here? It's cold and I'm so lonely Hello, is there anybody else here? Hello, won't you throw me down a life line? I'm so afraid of darkness And down here, it's just like night time Blues are all around me Hello, will you please send down a life line? Down, and there isn't any hope for me Unless this dream which seems so real Is just a fantasy [Narration] After the incident with the bottomless pit, the two adventurers continued along the winding path which lead them through the Pointless Forest. And along the way, they met three fat sisters who giggled and laughed and danced, and whose point was fun and merriment. They also met the Leaf Man, who told them to plant their roots in the Pointless Forest and by spring time leave the harvest of green and gold leaves which the forest had to offer. Needless to say, Oblio and Arrow were not interested in planting roots in the Pointless Forest. In fact they had no roots to plant, so they thanked the leaf man and continued on their way. Little by little, Oblio was learning a great deal about the Pointless Forest and its inhabitants. But unfortunately for him and Arrow, his knowledge couldn't possibly help them anticipate what was hovering directly above them until suddenly the whole area in which they were standing grew dark from the shadow of a giant pre-historic pterodactyl, which swooped down and lifted Oblio and Arrow high above the Pointless Forest.

And suddenly, the strangest things are happening I hope it's not the last time I had a drink or two an hour or so ago It made me think of you, and now I know It's not the last time Flying high up in the sky I wonder why I think I'm gonna fall I think I'm gonna fall But there I go again, I'm up again, There I go again, I hope this isn't all Hey, but as long as we're up here We might as well stay In sweet harmony La, la, la Flying high up in the sky, I wonder why I have to have another A point of view, to see me through But now I think I'm gonna fall I hope this isn't all And on top of that I hope it's not the last time [Narration] The giant bird flew Oblio and Arrow high above the floor of the forest and onto his final destination, a huge dome shaped object which rested high on a plateau overlooking the entire Pointless Forest. And as the bird landed, it released Oblio and Arrow and the two of them slid down the side of the dome, which in reality turned out to be a giant egg. Well, at last it appeared as though they had finally found something in the Pointless Forest which was obviously quite pointless: an egg. But at that moment the egg began to crack, and from inside the egg came the strangest noise followed by the appearance of a large point attached to the head of the strangest bird (with the exception of the giant pterodactyl) either had seen. And after an exchange of a few astonished glances, the bird flew away off in pursuit of the larger bird, who apparently was its parent, once again leaving Oblio and Arrow quite alone and as lost as ever. So, the two travelers set off again hoping to find a place to rest before night fall, and finally they came to a clearing in the woods where they paused to rest on a tremendous boulder. No sooner had they sat down when both weary travellers fell fast and deeply into sleep.

Are you sleeping? Can you hear me? Do you know if I am by your side? Does it matter if you hear me? When the morning comes I'll be there by your side And in the morning when I wake up She may be telling me goodbye, la la la la And in the evening if we break up I'm wondering why, I'm wondering why There was a time, we had a time There was a time, we had a time There was a time, there was a time When you were mine We had a time, we had a time We had a time, oh what a time There was a time, there was a time When you were mine And in the evening if we go out Night time might find us at the show Or we may decide to stay inside You never know, you never know You never know, you never know You never know Are you sleeping or can you hear me? Do you know if I am by your side? Does it matter if you hear me? When the morning comes I'll be there by your side [Narration] The next morning, Oblio noticed that the rock under which they had slept was in the shape of a giant pointing hand and there was an inscription on its side which read 'Destination Point'. So they set off in the direction indicated by the hand, and before long they found themselves on a road which led them out of the Pointless Forest and on and on through the pointed hills and valleys until finally they paused. And in the distance, they could see the spires and the steeples of the Land of Point. Now, when the townspeople heard that Oblio and Arrow had returned, they ran out to the edge of town to give them a hero's welcome, for you see, not only were the people glad to see them, Oblio and Arrow were the first to have ever been to the Pointless Forest. When word of Oblio's return had reached the Count, he was so mad he ran to the courtyard and he grabbed Oblio and he said "What are you doing here? You were banished to the pointless forest!" And Oblio said, "But we went to the pointless forest, and not only that, but it's not pointless at all." "What?!?" there was a huge gasp from the crowd. "Nonsense!" said the count. "You're in trouble!" And just then the king arrived and he said "Not so fast, Count. What do you mean 'not pointless', Oblio?" And Oblio said, "Well, it's just that we did go to the pointless forest and it's not pointless at all. In fact, the trees pointed..." "Nooo!" from the crowd. "...and the leaves on all the branches pointed..." "Noooo!" from the crowd. "...in fact, even the branches pointed and not only that but everyone we met in the entire pointless forest had a point and it's just that, well, it's just like here, and we figured since that everything has a point, then I must have one too." Just then someone in the crowd yelled out "He's got a point there!" And at that point, the bell sounded in the pointed steeple and all the points on the tops of all the buildings in the whole Land of Point began to melt. And at that point, the points on the tops of the heads of all the people in the whole Land of Point began to melt. All, that is, except for the Count's. His just sort of flapped over on its side and he split, presumably for the Pointless Forest. But before he did, he reached over and he grabbed Oblio and he pulled off his cap, and you know what? There, on the top of Oblio's head, was a point. Well, that's about it. That's the end of the story, and it's also the end of the album! So, thank you... and good night!