Lyr ADD: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: Helen
Date: 05 Jun 23 - 03:06 PM

Is this the same song?

Lyr Req: song millipede, many legs, shoes on pegs

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,GUEST, Great Basin
Date: 14 Apr 22 - 11:57 AM

Thanks to all who remembered and took the trouble to type them. You just made the day for a 93 year old who was struggling to recall the words to Willie the Spider.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,ClumsyReverend
Date: 19 Dec 21 - 09:11 PM

Willie the Spider became part of my family’s lore. I fell recently and was telling my sister about it. She asked, “Did you fall with a CRASH when you tripped on a lace?” ??
?
I’m 64 and she’s 59.

Like others on this thread, I’d love to hear that song and others from the Rainy Day album.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,CERSC
Date: 07 Dec 18 - 01:11 AM

I'm 60 years old now. My dad bought me this album when I was a kid sick with the measles. " Children's Songs for a Rainy Day". Willy the Spider, Barney the Bashful Bullfrog, Fuzzy Wuzzy (wuz a bear), The DoDo Bird in the Banyan Tree, The Fox and His Friends, Willie The Whistling Giraffe, Wilbur the Wiggly Worm, Them, Peewee the Kiwi Bird, and Mister Boogie Woogie.

Sung by: Rosemary Clooney, Gene Autry, Art Carney, Tom Glazer, and Bob Hannon.

It's a blessing to reflect on those innocent times.

Subject: Lyrics for ‘50’s kid song “Daniel the Spaniel” ?
From: GUEST,Ukantseme
Date: 04 Oct 18 - 06:57 PM

Daniel the Spaniel - I loved this song in the early-mid ‘50’s - Had the record and played it till it my mother hated it. All I can recall:

Bow wow, meow,
Oh no, no, not that
It’s Daniel the Spaniel and he’s after the cat.

There goes that runaway loafer
Back to his hideaway
Under the sofa.

Something about a new hat; chasing a car or a mailman?

. . .but I’ll have the last laugh
On Daniel the Spaniel
‘Cuz it’s time for his bath

I would love to sing this to my grandson, but cannot find the lyrics lost in my memory and time.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Oct 17 - 11:50 PM

My sister, Shelley, found the words to Willy the spider. She even sang it on a text to me. She supposed to post them here. If not I will try to copy and paste. She posted them on Facebook.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Sohmageek
Date: 13 Aug 17 - 10:01 PM

My wife just talked about hearing these songs from her childhood. I was searching for a way to acquire these songs. I was looking at amazon, then searched youtube... I'm coming up with nothing, not even the 78 archive on archive.org.... Has anyone converted it to digital? Gary do you have he rights to the songs and can redistribute? I'm willing to purchase the album, I just don't have a record player, so digital is always preferred. :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Tony H
Date: 02 Feb 17 - 07:44 AM

I stumbled on this Site as I was looking for words to some songs. I still own "Tops in Pops" (orange giraffe) and "Folk songs for kiddies" (yellow giraffe). Santa gave these albums to my two brothers one sister and me back in the 60's. Still have them. Well worn but as I now have a 9 month old grandaughter, We will not lose great songs to this new aged yuppy stuff that is supposed to nurture but I think is ridiculous. The innocent songs on these albums, that I heard and still hum to my grandaughter, will not die off and be lost. Still can't find the written lyrics to them on the internet but I stumble through what I remember until I get a Record Player set up in my new home. I love that Gary, Scotty's son, found this Site. Internet is wonderful!

"The Little man" "Animals went to the Park" "The bell that went ting-a-ling-a-ling" Good times... yeah I gotta get the record player set up.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Jackie J
Date: 09 Jan 17 - 03:29 PM

Thus is it!! THe rest of you were missing pieces.

WILLY THE SPIDER

Little Willie the spider wouldn't get out of bed.
He Yawned the whole morning and scratched on his head.
He had so many legs that it gave him the blues.
All he did the whole morning was put on his shoes.

By the time he got up and had tied every lace
He was so tired & weary it shone in his face
When the last shoe was tied up the whole day was done
And willy the spider did not have much fun

He woke up one morning when it was still dark
And tied all his shoes on just for a lark.
He ran down the stairs with a smile on his face
And fell with a CRASH when he tripped on a lace.

Yes willy the Spider had too many legs
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs
So my little friends here's a lesson for you,
Don't grumble each time that you put on your shoes

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Lisa
Date: 03 Jun 16 - 11:11 PM

I just found this link tonight and I, too, sang Willie the Spider back in 1962 as a child in a talent show. My older sister taught me the song. Don't know where she got it. But, I just saw the lyrics and I remember the tune. I am 62 and just sang it to my husband. Whoever found the lyrics, thank you, thank you so much.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Kenny Lawrence
Date: 22 Oct 15 - 11:59 PM

WOW! I thought that I was the only one that clearly remembers this song! It was one of my favorites as a child and I still remember the words and the period orchestra music in the background! I'd love to find an MP3 or download of it ! PRICELESS MEMORIES!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Laura
Date: 01 Jun 15 - 12:11 AM

I ALWAYS loved this song! I think of it when I get motivated to go to the gym or walking in the early morning before it's completely light outside. I sing it to myself when I put on my tennis shoes! I'm 58 yrs old and had this record as a child. I'm so glad I thought to go on google tonight to start tracking down the song "Willy the Spider". Thank you!

Subject: ADD: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Guest - The Version AV Pinski sang to his f
Date: 04 Mar 15 - 08:22 PM

As part of celebrating my Dad's life - I am compiling the lyrics to all the songs he taught and sang to his children and grandchildren. It is interesting to see the "real words" to some of the songs that are so near and dear to my heart. Willy the Spider indeed was an all time favorite. To check my memory, I read through the threads from all the people who posted bits over the past years - thank you!
Below is the version that my family sang and will continue to sing, happily, joyfully, and faithfully.



Willie the Spider – Pop's Version

Little Willy the Spider wouldn't get out of bed.
He yawned the whole morning and scratched on his head.
He had so many legs that it gave him the blues.
All he did the whole morning was put on his shoes.

Oh Willy the spider had too many legs.
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs.

He got up one morning while it was still dark,
He tied all his shoes on just for a lark.
He ran down the stairs with a smile on his face,
And CRASH he landed when he tripped on a lace.

Oh, Willy the spider had too many legs.
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs.

So, my little friends, here's a lesson for you:
Don't grumble each time that you put on two shoes.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Noble Ohney
Date: 03 Jun 14 - 02:28 AM

For Willie the spider had too many legs.
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs.
So my little friends, here's a lesson for you;
Don't grumble each time that you put on your shoe.

Those are the only lyrics I can remember. I've been looking for it myself. If anyone finds a recording, please email me at [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,tcc
Date: 17 Mar 14 - 06:06 PM

does anyone know where i can find the album or cd of children's songs for a rainy day with "willy the spider" on it? my husband remembers this from when he was little. he loved that song. we have 6 grandchildren and would love to find this for them. reply to me at [e-mail]
thanks, tcc

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Little Rock Library
Date: 10 Aug 13 - 06:29 PM

No one has mentioned the line I remember best of all, "...hung-up on pegs. When the last shoe was tied up, the whole day was done. Poor Willy the Spider did not have much fun!" Surely I didn't make that one up.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Michele Bailey
Date: 07 Jun 13 - 07:08 PM

I loved the album, Children's songs for a Rainy Day. My got warped and I have been unable to play it. Every couple for Year's I will go online and do a search, hoping to find more of the recordings available. Tonight, my daughter and I listened to all the songs available on You tube. I would love an mp3 recording of the album! I can't believe that I can still sing along 46 years later!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 12 Dec 12 - 01:38 PM

This is such a treat. I have thought about those old Captain songs for many years. I'm almost 60 and watched every morning when a was little. It's great to have the lyrics, as I could only remember a few lines, and the thumping drumbeat when willy fell down the stairs. Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,CHRISTOME
Date: 18 Nov 12 - 08:30 AM

I HAVE HAD THIS SONG IN MY HEAD FOR 50 SOME ODD YEARS AFTER SEEING IT REPEATEDLY ON CAPTAIN KANGAROO AS A CHILD. I JUST SANG THE CHORUS TO MY WIFE THIS MORNING WHICH WAS ALL I COULD RECALL OF IT. THAT AND THE FACT THAT WILLIE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. I FOUND THIS POST AND WAS DELIGHTED TO READ THE COMPLETE LYRICS AS POSTED BY PEG. THANKS , SOMETIMES ITS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT MATTER.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Aug 12 - 01:52 PM

I had the bob h album and was just singing the willy the spider song to my grandchildren ( which they had never heard) this was one of my favorites and I still remember the words

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,JT
Date: 22 Jun 12 - 09:13 PM

It is currently 6:30 PM 22 June 2012 and SOMETHING made me suddenly say to myself "Go on the internet and see if you can find "Willy the Spider" so you can listen to it". Well this thread is the only substantial reference I found and it's interesting to see how many persons have responded.

The bizarre thing is -- I only ever heard this song ONE SINGLE TIME. I did NOT have the record when I was a kid. Yet somehow that one hearing was enough to make a big impression on me I never forgot about it.

The latter fact and the many replies here indicate it must be a composition having qualities of a caliber beyond the norm ...

I heard it one single time on TV. And this was not when I was a little kid. This was later like maybe when I was in college in the early 1970s. I am also 61 years old and it's interesting to see that GUEST of 8 March 12 of my same age listened to it as a preschooler. If this is the case it must have been around some time before I heard it.

Yes that's the other question. Exactly when and where I heard it. Yes I think I was no longer a kid. I think it was likely on Captain Kangaroo I happened across one morning killing time. When did he go off the air ...?

I remember "Willy the Spider had too many shoes". I didn't remember "tripped on a lace" -- but did so whenI read it here above. The thing I liked most about the song was the rhythm -- a powerful three beat drum between verses. A great song. Maybe relatively hard core for a kid's song. Yes a quality piece of music!

So can anybody put it on YouTube?!

Enjoyed finding and reading this thread.

JT

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Mar 12 - 04:44 PM

I am 61 and it was one of my favorites when a pre-schooler. I love to hear it again.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Patty's sister
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 09:30 AM

I'm desperately looking for the songs from "Children's Songs for a Rainy Day." My sister Patty and I used to spend countless hours singing and dancing to these songs. She has Down's syndrome and is now slipping back to her childhood with Alzheimer's. I know she would be so totally thrilled to hear these songs again....I've looked everywhere I know to look....Several of the songs are on the "Bob Hannon sings for Children" album mentioned above...and that's a good start, but Barney the Bashful Bullfrog was one of her absolute favorites. Any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Jo Dwight Fry
Date: 11 Sep 11 - 06:37 PM

I would LOVE a CD of these songs. My sisters and I used to sing and dance around to these songs as children. It would be WONDERFUL to have them all again.

"Don't you look pretty when you're dancing?"

Thanks!
Jo

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Willie
Date: 13 Jul 11 - 06:10 PM

I have been looking for "Children's Songs for a Rainy Day" for years as a present for my wife. She used to listen to it as a little girl. It was her favorite. She wishes she had a copy to play for our granchildren. If anyone has a copy, I will be happy to pay the expense of having it digitized and copied. Feel free to email me at [e-mail]. Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Tim Keenan
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 12:28 AM

I have converted my vinyl LP of "Bob Hannon Sings for Children" to MP3's, and filtered out the worst of the noise. They sound pretty good. Track Listing is as follows:
Bimbo
Little Red Caboose
Daniel the Spaniel
I've Got to Have a Pony
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Little Engine that could
Going to Boston
Willy the Spider
I'm a Big Red Fire Engine
The Barnyard Song
Glad to send any tracks you like by email [e-mail]
Cheers from Northwestern British Columbia

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Feb 11 - 10:02 AM

You can get all of the songs off of the Songs for A Rainy Day (but the Willy The Spider song and Barney The Bashful Bullfrog) on youtube.I typed in Bob Hannon. The man who put them on youtube said those 2 were scratched too badly. :( I have the album but no way to get it on cd unless I use the lp to cd service.Heres the links to the songs he did have:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5xILKUYGmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywPIa_lLynY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SsN-hmvuqo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTYutVOYEg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFp2DPP_ko&feature=related
THere are programs for free that will rip the music off youtube videos (free youtube mp3 converter)
There are places online that will put your lp on cd for a fee too. http://www.recordrescuers.com/?gclid=CNL0vq7BmacCFY5l7Aodogg5bw
this is just one I found. Type in LP to CD service in google.
you can email me if you find the other 2 would love to have them. [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Feb 11 - 06:25 PM

Hello, I am down in Australia and have been searching for years for a recording of the album Songs for a Rainy Day, for all of the songs you are referencing. My mother had a cassette that all six of us knew off by heart and we have never been able to find it again. I would dearly love a copy of the cassette if anyone has it and would pay for any costs involved. Amazing that I found this link!! Cheers Michelle

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 02:38 PM

I tried to find these songs for my son and thenmy grandsons with no success. Just a few days ago I found some of them on you-tube!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Tim Keenan
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 03:41 PM

I have a copy of "Bob Hannon Sings for Children" on vinyl. I loved the record as a kid, and my children loved it too. I don't know what its copyright status is, but I would be delighted to make MP3's of it available to anyone who is interested. The vinyl is by no means pristine, but it is listenable as far as I remember.

"Willy.." may have appeared on other recordings too, but this is the one with "Daniel the Spaniel", "Little Red Caboose", "Bimbo", and "Goin' to Boston" on it.

The band on the record was really good, too,as I remember--very cool clarinet and guitar parts.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Ken D
Date: 13 Dec 10 - 05:56 AM

Here's what I remember of the song:

Little Willie the spider wouldn't get out of bed.
He lay the whole morning and scratched on his head.
He had so many legs that it gave him the blues.
All he did the whole morning was put on his shoes.

He woke up one morning when it was still dark
And tied all his shoes on just for a lark.
He ran down the stairs with a smile on his face
And fell with a CRASH when he tripped on a lace.

So my little friends here's a lesson for you,
Don't grumble each time that you put on your shoes.

I remember the tune very well and have sung it once in a while all these years.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Lisa
Date: 13 Jul 10 - 09:13 PM

I listened to the album Songs for a Rainy Day countless times as a child and would Looove to find it on CD! I have an nine month old daughter and want to share these songs with her. Reading these posts have been encouraging....anyone out there know how I could get one? Barney the Bashful Bullfrog was another favorite of mine on the album.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Bill
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 11:50 PM

My family had a tape recorder from about 1952, and we documented our lives periodically with that machine. One of the family tapes contains a group of children's songs which we couldn't identify....until now. The songs are Bimbo, Little Red Caboose, Daniel the Spaniel, I've Got to Have a Pony, I've Been Working On the Railroad, The Little Engine That Could, Going to Boston, Willie the Spider, and The Big Red Fire Engine. I'm pretty sure this must be the Hannon album that you've all been referencing.

Let me know if anyone wants me to burn a CD of this collection.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,arloonr
Date: 16 May 10 - 11:22 AM

As a child in the 1950's , this was one of my brother and my very favorite albums. I remember the words and the tune of Willie the Spider and Daniel the Spaniel very well. I've searched for a copy of the album which I'd now so love to have for my small grandchildren. Your grandfather entertained and made a lot of children happy! I would like nothing more than to have a copy of the sound (album). Please let me know how to contact you as I've never posted on one of these discussion threads before

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 15 May 10 - 04:01 PM

Actually I think the album was called Bob Hannon Sings for Children and indeed had Bimbo, Come Along Boys, etc.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 15 May 10 - 03:48 PM

If anyone is still interested in the Songs for a Rainy Day album by Bob Hannon I have a copy of it and could record it to cassette for you. He was my Grandfather :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,drcranflake
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 09:49 PM

I too have been looking for Willy the Spider for some time. Apparently I used to sing it as a child. Thanks to all!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Hello fellow Willie the Spider fans
Date: 27 Jul 09 - 07:44 PM

I am so excited to find this--I've been looking for this song for YEARS. I also had the Songs for a Rainy Day album as a child and adored it...

I hope we can come up with a recording of it, because I am now a music teacher and could introduce it to a whole new generation!!

Thanks so much to all of you who have posted! (My husband won't believe this....)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Gary
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 01:01 PM

Steve -

Scotty MacGregor (Irvine T.) was my dad and as you can imagine, reading about the impressions the lyrics to one of his songs had on you growing up is quite emotional. Willy the Spider was just one of many children's songs my father wrote during the years my brother and I were children ourselves. I am nearly 62 and my brother is 67 and until this very moment I never really fully appreciated the significance of his work. To me, he was always "doing his thing," writing, playing the guitar endlessly and trying to earn a buck. Many of his greatest song-writing accomplishments barely paid the bills, even though at the time performers like The Four Aces, Rosemary Clooney & Oscar Brand were using his material. My father was the consummate example of performers of his time and perhaps today as well. Right up until his death at the age of 92 years old, he was still writing his ideas on paper napkins, the margins of the daily newspaper and any other scrap of paper at his disposal. Incidentally, his inspiration for the name Willy, my uncle Bill, the youngest and last surviving member of my father's family of 5 brothers and sisters. Here's a few other tidbits about my dad that you might find interesting or simply obscure. He and my mom are buried in Tyrone, PA where my mother, Virginia grew up. My dad and Lorne Greene (yes, Bonanza fame) MC'd the Macy's Parade on CBS in the early 50's together. Many of his songs were regularly featured on Captain Kangaroo, as was he himself. He had his own show on CBS called Sergeant Safety, and one of his proudest compositions which never was published was a song he wrote shortly after President Kennedy was assassinated called - I'll Wear That Hat On Monday. Finally, as I recall the chorus to Willy the Spider went like this:

Little Willy the Spider wouldn't get out of bed.
He yawned the whole morning and scratched on his head.
He had so many legs that it gave him the blues.
All he did the whole morning was put on his shoes.

My brother and I have an extensive array of publications and records that my father did over the course of his life and I'm pretty sure "Willy" is among them. I would be happy to give you a copy or another one of his songs if I can't locate it. Feel free to contact me at [e-mail] and thanks for keeping my father's work alive.

Regards, Gary MacGregor

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,SueP
Date: 08 Jun 09 - 09:08 AM

I have been looking for the Time to Get Up song by Scotty MacGregor. I found my old 45, but it has many cracks and a small hole in the middle of the recording track. If anyone can help me track down the lyrics or a copy of the song itself I would be forever greatful!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,TMcG
Date: 10 May 09 - 04:27 PM

I have been looking for the same children's album - I think it is the same -- Other songs were "Bimbo" (Bimbo, bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o", Come along Boys we're going to Boston, Willie the Spider, and others I can't recall this minute. My mom lost the album - Dad thinks it was Bob Hannon. I don't know -- any other fans out there? I was born in 61 and we danced and danced to these songs. Any help or info? Thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Irvine T. Macgregor)
From: Cool Beans
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 03:38 PM

YESSS! Scotty MacGregor! That's whose records I had when I was a little one.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willy the Spider (Irvine T. Macgregor)
From: GUEST,Anna Lumsden
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 11:56 AM

Hi.

My mum had this song, and many others on a record called "Children's Songs for a Rainy Day". The song is sung by Bob Hannon. Here's some info on the record, you may be able to find it in a good library:
http://mill1.sjlibrary.org:90/kids/10,376,1016/search/aglazer+tom/aglazer+tom/1,1,19,B/frameset&FF=aglazer+tom&1,,19

Good luck!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 01:36 PM

That's spooky, Steve.....

How's about tonic solfa (doh ray Me)?


Best wishes,


Peter

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: RangerSteve
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 01:31 PM

I know the tune, I've remembered it all these 55 years, but I don't have the know-how to post it here. Incidentally, this request happens to be the very first thread I ever posted on Mudcat.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:30 PM

Wonderful when a slow burning thread comes to life again!

All we need now is the tune!

Best wishes,

Peter

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: RangerSteve
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:17 PM

Also, thanks to Jim Dixon for finding the composer info.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: RangerSteve
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:13 PM

Peg,
You are my hero. It's been eight years since I first posted my request, but it was worth the wait. I had the record when I was about 4 years old, and only remembered the first two lines. I've always wanted to find the complete lyrics, but never did. Thanks again.
Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Willie the Spider
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:08 PM

Found in The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 3rd edition, 1966:

MacGregor, Irvine T. (Scotty), composer, author, producer, singer, guitarist, teacher; b. Portobello, Scotland, Apr. 4, 1915. To US 1921. ASCAP 1961. Educ: Bklyn Tech. HS; TV Workshop. DJ, singing guitarist, Phila., 1935-37. Had own TV packaging co.; co-prod., writer, singer on Scrapbook, radio. Founded radio station, Welch Conv. Hosp., Daytona Beach, Fla.; prod, radio, stage shows for US Army Special Services. Taught guitar; vocal coach. Does educ. shows in public schools. Has made many records. Songs: "Willy the Spider"; "The Fox and His Friends"; "Don't Forget Me"; "Wilbur the Wiggly Worm"; "The Land of Hatchy Milatchy."

[It goes to show, when you do a Google search, try last-name-first.]

Subject: Lyr Add: WILLY THE SPIDER (Scotty MacGregor)
From: GUEST,Peg Baker
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 09:54 PM

WILLY THE SPIDER
(Scotty MacGregor)

Little Willy the spider wouldn't get out of bed.
He yawned the whole morning and scratched on his head.
You see, Willy the spider had too many legs.
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs.
Well, early one morning while it was still dark,
He tried all his shoes on just for a lark.
He ran down the stairs with a smile on his face,
But he fell with a crash when he slipped on a lace.
You see, Willy the spider had too many legs.
He had dozens of shoes neatly hung up on pegs.
So, my little friends, here's a lesson for you:
Don't grumble each time that you put on your shoes.


I believe a Jack Harmon sang this and others back in the early 60's or late 50's. He also had a song on the record "Daniel the spaniel" about a mischievous dog.

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Performance by Ken Drummond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9Et9UcIMU