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(*Albert Bigelow Paine)
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Oh, it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee*
The dancing bear ran away with me
And 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

With the fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee
I looked at him, and he looked at me
I whispered a word in his shaggy ear
I said, "I will go with you, my dear"

Oh, it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee
The dancing bear ran away with me
And the organ-grinder he came to town
With a jolly old bear in a coat of brown

And the dancing bear he smiled and said
Well, he didn't say much, but he nodded his head
And the organ-grinder he began to play

With a fiddle-de-dum and a fiddle-de-dee
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, it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee
The dancing bear came back with me
For the sugar-plum trees were all stripped and bare
And we couldn't find a sugar cookie anywhere

And the solemn old fellow he sighed and said
Well, he didn't say much, but he shook his head
I looked at him and he blinked at me
I shed a tear and so did he
And we both thought of our supper that lay
Over the hills and far away

Then the dancing bear he took my hand
We hurried away through the twilight land
Then the fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee
When the dancing bear came back with me

(*Albert Bigelow Paine)
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