The Dancing Bear

The Dancing Bear - Natalie Merchant

Oh it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee

The dancing bear ran away with me;

For the organ-grinder he came to town

With a jolly old bear in a coat of brown

And the funny old chap joined hands with me

While I cut a caper and so did he

Then 'twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee

I looked at him and he winked at me

And I whispered a word in his shaggy ear

"I will go with you my dear "

Oh it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee

The dancing bear ran away with me;

For the organ-grinder he came to town

With a jolly old bear in a coat of brown

Then the dancing bear he smiled and said

Well he didn't say much but he nodded his head

As the organ-grinder began to play

"Over the hills and far away "

With a fiddle-de-dum and a fiddle-de-dee;

Oh I looked at him and he winked at me

And my heart was light and the day was fair

I went away with the dancing bear

Oh 'tis fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee

The dancing bear came back with me;

For the sugar-plum trees were stripped and bare

And we couldn't find cookies anywhere

And the solemn old fellow he sighed and said

Well he didn't say much but he shook his head

While I looked at him and he blinked at me

Till I shed a tear and so did he;

And both of us thought of our supper that lay

Over the hills and far away

Then the dancing bear he took my hand

And we hurried away through the twilight land;

And 'twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee

When the dancing bear came back with me