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Lyr/Chords Req: The House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)

23 Nov 99 - 06:44 PM (#140090)
Subject: christopher robin
From: Musicman

looking for the words and music for the song..... if anyone has it....

thanks

23 Nov 99 - 06:48 PM (#140093)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Jo Taylor

Is that the one that goes 'Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed' etc.? If so I can dig out the words and do the tune from memory in ABCs. Or the Buckingham Palace one? Or?
Jo

23 Nov 99 - 07:51 PM (#140114)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Jon Freeman

There were all sorts of Christopher Robin verses (some not written by A A Milne). I have a vague school time memory of one with "lily white fingers carressing his hairs" instead of the "hush, hush, whisper who dares, Christopher Robin is saying his prayers".

Strangest thing of all is I believe that the real life Christopher Robin (A A Milnes son - I think) was in fact an athiest.

Re the Buckingham Palace bit my memory only goes this far:

They're changing guards at Buckingham Palace
Christopher Robin went down with Alice
Alice is marrying one of the guards
"A soldiers life is terribly hard" , said Alice.

Jon

23 Nov 99 - 07:54 PM (#140115)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Musicman

it's the one that talks about CR going out to the 100 acre wood, talks about pooh and the others, I forget, could get more details later if needed.....

Might be a peter paul and mary song, or one of those types.....

23 Nov 99 - 09:41 PM (#140143)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: sophocleese

Musicman I have a friend who sings this and I'll beseeing him tomorrow night. If no one's posted before tomorrow then I'll ask him for a copy.

23 Nov 99 - 11:35 PM (#140174)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Liz the Squeak

I always preferred our playground versions:

Crash, bang, snigger who dares, Christopher Robin has fallen downstairs....

Or (a bit later at Grammar School)

Oh, My! snigger who dares, Christopher Robin has no pubic hairs....

Strange sort of school I went to, where after a good 18 years I can remember one line of doggerel, but not a single bloody word of any physics lesson I ever attended, and there were 3 years worth of them!

LTS

24 Nov 99 - 09:14 AM (#140276)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Gary T

If it's the one Musicman mentioned (Pooh, etc.), it was a chart hit for, and I believe written by, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Shouldn't be too hard to find the recording.

24 Nov 99 - 11:14 AM (#140298)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: lamarca

It was called "The House at Pooh Corner", and was written by...uh, had it just a second ago - DAMN CRS! Kenny Loggins! You should be able to dig it out with that info...

24 Nov 99 - 12:59 PM (#140324)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: HOUSE AT POOH CORNER (K Loggins)
From: Jeremiah McCaw

Hope you can make sense of this; I've got this part way through translation to my own preference for display (okay, a cheat sheet).

House At Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins
(Capo at 2nd fret)
D~~~~~~~~~~~Em~~~~~~~~F#m~~~~~~~Bm
Christopher Robin and I walked along
~~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~~~D
Under branches lit up by the moon
D~~~~~~~~~~Em~~~~~~~~~~F#m~~~~~Bm
Posing our questions to owl and Eyore
~~~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~D
As our days disappeared all too soon
~~~~~~Bm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~F#m
But I wandered much further today than I should
~~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A
And I can't seen to find my way back to the wood


CHORUS:
D~~~~~~~~~(Db bass)~~~(B bass)~~~~A
So help me if you can I've got to get
D~~~~~~~~~~(Db bass)~~~~~(B bass)~~~A
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one
D~~~~~~~~~~(Db bass)~~~~~~~~~(B bass)~~~~A
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
F#m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bm~~~~F#m Count all the bees in the hive, chase all the clouds
~~~~~~~~~Bm
from the sky
G~~~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~Bm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
So he came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

G~~~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~Bm
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
G~~~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~Bm
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
G~~~~~~~~~~~A~~~~~~~Bm
Back to the days of Pooh
G~~~~~A~~~~~Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh
G~~~~~A~~~~~B(major)
Oh oh oh oh oh



From: steve.johnson@his.com

House at Pooh Corner
Loggins and Messina

Christopher Robin and I walked along [D A/C# Bm D]
Under branches lit up by the moon [A D A]
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore [D A/C# Bm D]
As our days disappeared all too soon [G A D]
But I've wandered much further today than I should [Bm F#m]
And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood [Bm E7 A]

So help me if you can, I've got to get [D A G A]
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one [D A G A]
You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done [D A G A]
Count all the bees in the hive [F#m Bm]
Chase all the clouds from the sky [F#m Bm]
Back to the days of Christopher Robin & Pooh [G A Bm, C A]

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do [D A/C# Bm D]
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose [A D A]
He came to me asking help and advise [D A/C# Bm D]
And from here no one knows where he goes [G A D]
So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there [Bm F#m]
How to loosen the jar from the nose of a bear. [Bm E7 A]

So help me if you can, I've got to get [D A G A]
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one [D A G A]
You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done [D A G A]
Count all the bees in the hive [F#m Bm]
Chase all the clouds from the sky [F#m Bm]
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh [G A Bm]
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin and Pooh [G A Bm]
Back to the ways of Pooh [G A Bm, G A D]

24 Nov 99 - 04:16 PM (#140394)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Bob Landry

I have this music, lyrics and chords at home in an old Rock and Roll book, something like "120 Great Songs of the '60's and '70's. I'll check to see if there are any differences.

Bob

24 Nov 99 - 09:09 PM (#140492)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Musicman

that's the one, thanks,.....

any chance of getting a midi of the melody, or Bob, if you have the music, you could possibly fax it to me at 1-604-824-1037

let me know what works..... thanks again....

music man

25 Nov 99 - 11:26 AM (#140665)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: christopher robin
From: Bob Landry

Music man. I'm at the office and the book is at home. If I remember to bring it in tomorrow, a fax will be on its way to the wet coast.

Bob

17 Mar 13 - 08:11 AM (#3491365)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)
From: GUEST,MerseyMcKev

Hi
I have just read this thread about Christopher Robin. It brought back some great memories of my Dad who used to sing to me instead of telling me bed-time stories (usually from the bathroom while he was having a shave). The version he sang was the one Jo Taylor mentioned about the little boy kneeling at the foot of the bed. I would be very grateful if Jo or anyone could send me the lyrics and chords (and abc file if possible) so I can sing it for my little grandson.
Many thanks and Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone.

17 Mar 13 - 08:45 AM (#3491374)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)
From: maeve

MerseyMcKev- This one?
Gracie Fields - Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers


http://allpoetry.com/poem/8518995-Vespers-by-A.A._Milne

Vespers by A.A. Milne

A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne (1882-1956),

Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

God bless Mummy. I know that's right.
Wasn't it fun in the bath to-night?
The cold's so cold, and the hot's so hot.
Oh! God bless Daddy - I quite forgot.

If I open my fingers a little bit more,
I can see Nanny's dressing-gown on the door.
It's a beautiful blue, but it hasn't a hood.
Oh! God bless Nanny and make her good.

Mine has a hood, and I lie in bed,
And pull the hood right over my head,
And I shut my eyes, and I curl up small,
And nobody knows that I'm there at all.

Oh! Thank you, God, for a lovely day.
And what was the other I had to say?
I said "Bless Daddy," so what can it be?
Oh! Now I remember it. God bless Me.

Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

17 Mar 13 - 09:09 AM (#3491378)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)
From: maeve

More discussion in the thread linked below, wherein can be found a link supplied by Lizzie Cornish to a cleaned up and gratis download of an early recording available via email -

RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin

17 Mar 13 - 09:41 AM (#3491387)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)
From: Peter the Squeezer

Some of the poems by Milne (with some help and hums by Pooh) were set to music by Harold Fraser Simpson - including "Halfway Down", which became a hit in the 80's(?), sung by Kermit's nephew Robin, on the Muppet Show.