Waltzing with Bears

WALTZING WITH BEARS

Original concept and chorus: Dr. Seuss

Chorus:

My Uncle Walter goes waltzing with bears,

Raggy bears, shaggy bears, baggy bears too.

There's nothing on earth Uncle Walter won't do,

So he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa-waltzing,

So he can go waltzing, waltzing with bears!

I went to his room in the middle of the night,

I went to his bed and I turned on the light,

But to my surprise, there was no one in sight,

For my Uncle Walter goes waltzing at night!

Repeat chorus:

I gave Uncle Walter a new coat to wear,

But when he came home he was covered with hair,

And lately I've noticed several new tears,

Because my Uncle Walter goes waltzing with bears!

Repeat chorus

We told Uncle Walter that he should be good,

And do all the things that we said he should,

But I know that he'd rather be out in the woods,

I'm afraid we might lose Uncle Walter for good!

Repeat chorus

We begged and we pleaded, “Oh please won't you stay!"

We managed to keep him at home for a day,

But the bears all barged in, and they took him away!

Now he's waltzing with pandas, and he can't understand us,

And the bears all demand at least one waltz a day!

Repeat chorus

Now my Aunt Matilda was mad as could be

"Walter, that rat, never waltzes with me."

So she took her old fur coat and sewed it up tight

Now she can go waltzing with Walter at night

Repeat chorus

The children may pretend they're clumsy bears, trying to dance.