A nice "history" is found here Dr. Suess' My Uncle Terwilliger

However, and in the "SPIRIT OF A more than a THREE CHORD SONG"

Obviously, being a WALTZ it is 3/4 time
the "dots" are spacing they ARE NOT beats......((for the critical idjets out there!))

G.........................C.............G
I went to his room in the middle of the night.
..D.......................G
I crept to his side and I turned on the light.
....G.....................C..........Em
And to my surprise he was nowhere in sight,
.......C........G...........D...........G
'Cause my Uncle Walter goes waltzing at night.

CHORUS

........G.................C.............G
He goes wa-wa wa-wa wa-wa waltzing with bears,
D.........................G......C/G....G
Raggy bears, baggy bears, shaggy bears, too.
........G......................C............Em
There's nothing on earth Uncle Walter won't do
G............C.........G.........C
So he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa- waltzing,
...C.........G............D.............G
So he can go waltzing, go waltzing with bears.

Chorus

G........................C...........G
We bought Uncle Walter a new coat to wear
D.....................G...................C
But when he came home it was covered with hair.
....G...................C...........Em
And lately I've noticed several new tears;
....C..........G.............D.............G
I'm sure Uncle Walter's been waltzing with bears.

CHORUS

G.........................C............G
We told Uncle Walter that he should be good
....D.........................G
And do all the things that we said that he should
......G.......................C..........Em
But I know he would rather be off in the woods,
......C.............G..........D..........G
I'm afraid we might lose Uncle Walter for good.

CHORUS ...G..........................C................G
We begged and we pleaded, "Oh please won't you stay?"
D.........................G
We managed to keep him at home for a day.
........G............................C........Em
But the bears all barged in and they took him away.
..........C...........G.............C..........G
Now he's dancing with pandas and he won't understand us;
........C...........G.............D...........G
And the bears all demand at least one dance a day.
G................................C..............G
Last night when the moon rose we crept down the stairs;
...D..........................G
He took me to dance where the bears have their lair.
...G.........................C......Em
We danced in a bear hug with nary a care.
.......C..............G...............C.........G
And it all feels like flying, there's just no denying,
....C........G.........D............G
And now my pajamas are covered with hair!
Chorus twice