Mr Bear 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 4 February 2011
2011

When night steals down on sleepy town
you little girls and boys,
Must slip into your nighties quick,
and tidy up the toys;
But ere you drift to dreamy land,
now each and ev'ry one,
Must kneel and ask forgiveness
for the naughty things you've done.
If you pulled the poor cat's tail
until she had to gasp for breath,
Made holes in dolly's sawdust
and let her bleed to death.
Your prayers repeat
then grab the sheet and cover up your head,
or girls and boys, this awful noise
you'll hear beneath the bed.

Oh, Mister Bear
Oh, Mister Bear!
Look out or he will grab you by the hair,
If per chance that he would catch you,
Bald headed he would snatch you,
He'd seize you, tease you,
squeeze you, horrid bear.
Oh Mister Bear!
Oh Mister Bear!
Naughty boys and girls must have a care.
For he'll tug you and he'll hug you
and up the chimney lug you,
Mister Bear! Oh Mister Bear!

Oh, Mister Bear
Oh, Mister Bear!
Look out or he will grab you by the hair,
If per chance that he would catch you,
Bald headed he would snatch you,
He'd seize you, tease you,
squeeze you, horrid bear.
Oh Mister Bear!
Oh Mister Bear!
Naughty boys and girls must have a care.
For he'll tug you and he'll hug you
and up the chimney lug you,
Mister Bear! Oh Mister Bear!

There was a boy named Willie Brown,
No one would he obey,
If his folks said they would spank him,
"I should worry," he would say.
His Pa sent him to bed one night,
Willie hammered on the floor,
and shouted "Ish ka bibbie!"
through the key hole in the door.
In the morn they wentto wake him
but oh, the got a scare,
for the little bed was empty
and that boy he wasn't there.
Then pa crawled up the chimney
and came down looking glum,
for all they found of Willie
was his pants and chewing gum.

Oh, Mister Bear
Oh, Mister Bear!
Look out or he will grab you by the hair,
If per chance that he would catch you,
Bald headed he would snatch you,
He'd seize you, tease you,
squeeze you, horrid bear.
Oh Mister Bear!
Oh Mister Bear!
Naughty boys and girls must have a care.
For he'll tug you and he'll hug you
and up the chimney lug you,
Mister Bear! Oh Mister Bear!

Oh, Mister Bear
Oh, Mister Bear!
Look out or he will grab you by the hair,
If per chance that he would catch you,
Bald headed he would snatch you,
He'd seize you, tease you,
squeeze you, horrid bear.
Oh Mister Bear!
Oh Mister Bear!
Naughty boys and girls must have a care.
For he'll tug you and he'll hug you
and up the chimney lug you,
Mister Bear! Oh Mister Bear!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mr Bear 1914
Music by Al H.Wilson
Lyrics by Chas.Noel Douglas
arr. by E.Rautenberg
© 1914 by Ellis & Wilson
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
om Thursday 4 February 2011 at 11.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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