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29 Dec 07 - 07:57 AM (#2224216) Subject: Tune Req: Uly Bug Ball From: Dave Hanson Help ! a friend has asked me to find the sheet music for the old Burl Ives hit ' Ugly Bug Ball ' it only seems to be available in expensive songbooks, that is unless anyone here has it or knows where to download it for free. Thanks, eric |
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29 Dec 07 - 07:58 AM (#2224217) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Uly Bug Ball From: Dave Hanson Feck, that should say UGLY. eric |
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29 Dec 07 - 08:18 AM (#2224221) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Uly Bug Ball From: Bonnie Shaljean Feck, that should say f**k ;-) Wasn't it featured in one of those Disney-&-Hayley-Mills films back in the 60s? Summer Magic? |
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29 Dec 07 - 08:32 AM (#2224225) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ugly Bug Ball From: Bonnie Shaljean To answer my own question, yes, it was. Googlings reveal: "Ugly Bug Ball" is a song sung by Burl Ives for the 1963 Disney film Summer Magic. The song was written by Robert and Richard Sherman. Context within the story: Osh Poppum (Burl Ives) sings the song to a young boy (Jimmy Mathers). Trivia: Walt Disney didn't like the song when he first heard it. Bob Sherman explained to Disney that to bugs, other bugs weren't ugly, even if they looked ugly to us, beauty being in the eye of the beholder. Disney liked the idea and the song went on to become one of the most popular songs of the year. Lyrics: Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a sympathetic beetle by his side I've got nobody to hug I'm such an ug-i-ly bug Then a spider and a dragonfly replied If you're serious and want to win a bride Come along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball While the crickets click their cricky melodies All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas Then up from under the ground The worms came squirming around Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame Every little crawling creature you could name Everyone was glad What a time they hade They were so happy they came Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball The our caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was beautiful and yellow black and green He said would you care to dance Their dancing lead to romance Then she sat upon his caterpillar knee And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze Soon they'll honeymoon Build a big cocoon Thanks to the ugly bug ball Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball |
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29 Dec 07 - 08:36 AM (#2224227) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ugly Bug Ball From: Bonnie Shaljean Google page of downloads here, though I don't know how many of them are free: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=ugly+bug+ball+download&btnG=Search&meta= |
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29 Dec 07 - 08:57 AM (#2224239) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ugly Bug Ball From: Dave Hanson Thanks Bonnie, I've tried thet already and can't find a free one, it's not that I object to paying, I just don't want to buy a lot of stuff I don't want just to get one song. eric |