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Andrew Burbidge |
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The Dale of the Dancing Teddies |
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| One lovely summer’s day as I was on my way | ||
| I came upon a sight so amazing to behold | ||
| In a woodland glade where golden sunbeams played | ||
| A scene of utmost wonder started to unfold | ||
| Teddy bears were dancing there, they were dancing without a care | ||
| To the rhythm of sweet music with a wondrous, magic sound | ||
| First marching to and fro then skipping on they’d go | ||
| The rhythm seemed to fill each bear with a joy that knew no bound | ||
| It set my feet a-tapping, it set my hands a-clapping | ||
| The rhythm of their magic dance charmed me from the start | ||
| All my cares were chased away when I saw the teddies play | ||
| In the dale of the dancing teddies where gladness filled my heart | ||
| When they saw that I was there it made them stop and stare | ||
| And I felt lost amid such wonders so hard to understand | ||
| Till their leader smiled at me and invited me to see | ||
| And asked me if I’d care to dance with his merry band | ||
| It set my feet a-tapping, it set my hands a-clapping | ||
| The rhythm of their magic dance charmed me from the start | ||
| All my cares were chased away when I saw the teddies play | ||
| In the dale of the dancing teddies where gladness filled my heart | ||
| As they sang come and see with us, we know you'll understand | ||
| How happy you would be with us in our magic band | ||
| And if you sing our song with us we'll gently take your hand | ||
| And lead you along with us - to Teddyland | ||
| I lost all track of time dancing in that scene sublime | ||
| As the mystic, magic tune kept on ringing in my ears | ||
| And as we danced there in the glade whirling through the light and shade | ||
| I hoped this new-found friendship could last through all my years | ||
| As through an open door a vision of their world I saw | ||
| And the trees and all around me seemed to fade as we passed through | ||
| But no matter what I'd find I loved so much what I'd leave behind | ||
| That I drew back and bade farewell and so returned to the world I knew | ||
| It set my feet a-tapping it set my hands a-clapping | ||
| The rhythm of their magic dance charmed me from the start | ||
| All my cares were chased away when I saw the teddies play | ||
| In the dale of the dancing teddies where gladness filled my heart | ||
| As they sang come and see with us, we know you'll understand | ||
| How happy you would be with us in our magic band | ||
| And if you sing our song with us we'll gently take your hand | ||
| And lead you along with us - to Teddyland | ||
| Sometimes with troubled mind I have tried and failed to find | ||
| The place in the woods where I met that happy band | ||
| And if I find them again and I hear their sweet refrain | ||
| Then I’ll dance away with them to their magic land | ||
Copyright © 2002 Andrew Burbidge |
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