The words and tune are based on a Song by Dr. Seuss in "The Cat In The Hat
Songbook". The final words are by Dale Marxen and the most popular tune composed by Eugene Poddany.

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waltzing with bears

i went to his room in the middle of the night
i tiptoed inside and turned on the light
but to my dismay he was nowhere in sight
and i'm sure uncle walter went waltzing that night

Chorus:
he goes wa-wa, wa-wa-wa, waltzing with bears
raggy bears, shaggy bears, baggy bears, too
and there's nothing on earth uncle walter won't do
so he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa waltzing
so he can go waltzing, go waltzing with bears

i bought uncle walter a new suit to wear
but when he comes in, it's all covered with hair
and lately i've noticed there's several new tears
and i'm sure uncle walter's been dancing with bears

(chorus)

i told uncle walter that he should be good
and do all the things that i said that he should
but i know that he'd rather be off in the woods
and i'm afraid that i'll lose him, lose him for good

(chorus)

i begged and i pleaded with uncle walter to stay
and i managed to keep him inside for a day
but the bears all barged in and they took him away
now he's dancing with pandas, and i can't understand it
but the bears all demand at least one waltz a day!

that night when the moon rose we crept down the stairs
he took me to dance where the bears have their lair
we danced in a bear hug with nary a care
it all feels like flying, there is no deneying
and now my pajamas are covered with hair

(chorus)

i just love everything about the song including the tune. it says so much how i feel about the dream stuff. i love walter's compulsion to dance with the bears, and the bears compulsion to dance with him. i love his naughty resistence to being proper and doing what he's supposed to do (as seen by others). i love the sheer uninhibitted joy he has dancing with the bears. i love that the bears are raggy and shaggy and baggy. i love the nocturnalness of it all. i love that he subverted the singer into dancing too.

other than that it's not a bad song. ;-) jay