Natalie Merchant - The dancing bear

Oh, it's ^Amfiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee, The ^Dmdancing bear ran ^Amaway with me; For the ^Dmorgan-grinder he ^Amcame to town With a ^Ejolly old bear in a ^Amcoat of brown. And the ^Dmfunny old chap joined ^Amhands with me, While ^EI cut a caper and ^Amso did he.

Dada^Amdai dai dai dai dai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadada ^Amdai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadadai ^Amdai dai dai, ^E daidadadada^Amdai

Then 'twas ^Gfiddle-de-dum and ^Cfiddle-de-^Edee, ^AmI looked at him, and he ^Elooked at me, And I ^Gwhispered a word in his ^Cshaggy ^Eear, ^FAnd I said, "I will go with ^Eyou, my ^Amdear."

Oh, it's ^Amfiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee, The ^Dmdancing bear ran ^Amaway with me; For the ^Dmorgan-grinder he ^Amcame to town With a ^Ejolly old bear in a ^Amcoat of brown. Then the ^Gdancing bear he ^Csmiled and ^Esaid, Well, he ^Amdidn't say much, but he ^Enodded his head, And the^G organ-grinder ^Cbegan to ^Eplay ^F"Over the ^Ehills and far ^Amaway."

Dada^Amdai dai dai dai dai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadada ^Amdai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadadai ^Amdai dai dai, ^E dai dadai dadai

With a ^Gfiddle-de-dum and a ^Cfiddle-de-^Edee; Oh, ^AmI looked at him and he ^Ewinked at me, And my ^Gheart was light and the ^Cday was ^Efair, And ^Faway I ^Ewent with the dancing ^Abear. ^{F E F E}

Oh, ’tis ^Amfiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee, ^DmThe dancing bear came ^Amback with me; For the ^Dmsugar-plum trees were ^Amstripped and bare, And we ^Ecouldn’t find the sugarcookies ^Amanywhere.

And the s^Golemn old fellow he ^Csighed and ^Esaid, Well, he ^Amdidn’t say much, but he ^Eshook his head, While I ^Glooked at him and he ^Cblinked at ^Eme Till I ^Amshed a tear and ^Eso did he; And ^Gboth of us thought of our ^Csupper that ^Elay ^FOver the ^Ehills and far ^Amaway.

Then the ^Gdancing bear he ^Ctook my ^Ehand, And we ^Amhurried away through the ^Etwilight land; And ’twas ^Gfiddle-de-dum and ^Cfiddle-de-^Edee ^FWhen the dancing ^Ebear came back with ^Amme.

Dada^Amdai dai dai dai dai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadada ^Amdai dai dai, dai ^Dmdai, dadadai ^Amdai dai dai, ^E daidadai dadai

La ^Gdai dai ^Cdai dad^Eai ^FDai dai dai ^Edai dadai ^FLaidai dai,^E laidai dai ^Amdai