Biography:
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (14 June 1909 – 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer and author. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie The Big Country.
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Other songs:
- Lavender's Blue
- On The Front Porch With You
- A Little Bitty Tear
- Aunt Rhody
- Ballad Of Davy Crockett
- Big Rock Candy Mountain
- By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
- Call Me Mr In Between
- Christmas Is A Birthday
- Cowboys Lament
- Curry Road
- Frankie And Johnny
- Froggie Went A
- Funny Way Of Laughing
- Holly Jolly Christmas
- I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
- Ill Be Your Baby Tonight
- Jimmy Crack Corn
- Jingle Jingle Jingle
- Marianne
- Mary Ann Regrets
- Mister In
- My Funny Way Of Laughing
- Pearly Shells
- Peter Gray Blow Ye Winds
- Rudolph The Red
- Same Old Hurt
- Shanghied
- The Doughnut Song
- The Owl And The Pussycat
- The Ugly Bug Ball
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The ugly bug ball: Burl Ives
(From the 1963 film. Summer Magic)
(Capo on first fret)
G D7
Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried
G
To a sympathetic beetle by his side
D7
I've got nobody to hug
G
I'm such an ug-i-ly bug
G D7
Then a spider and a dragonfly replied
G Em
If you're serious and want to win a bride
G D7 G
Come along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball
CHORUS
G C
Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)
G
To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)
C D G C G
And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball
G D7
While the crickets click their cricky melodies
G
All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas
D7
Then up from under the ground
G
The worms came squirming around
G D7
Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame
G Em
Every little crawling creature you could name
G
Everyone was glad, What a time they had
D7 G
They were so happy they came
CHORUS
G D7
Then our caterpillar saw a pretty queen
G
She was beautiful and yellow black and green
D7
He said would you care to dance
G
Their dancing lead to romance
G D7
Then she sat upon his caterpillar knee
G Em
And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze
G
Soon they'll honeymoon, Build a big cocoon
D7 G
Thanks to the ugly bug ball
CHORUS
(From the 1963 film. Summer Magic)
(Capo on first fret)
G D7
Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried
G
To a sympathetic beetle by his side
D7
I've got nobody to hug
G
I'm such an ug-i-ly bug
G D7
Then a spider and a dragonfly replied
G Em
If you're serious and want to win a bride
G D7 G
Come along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball
CHORUS
G C
Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)
G
To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)
C D G C G
And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball
G D7
While the crickets click their cricky melodies
G
All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas
D7
Then up from under the ground
G
The worms came squirming around
G D7
Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame
G Em
Every little crawling creature you could name
G
Everyone was glad, What a time they had
D7 G
They were so happy they came
CHORUS
G D7
Then our caterpillar saw a pretty queen
G
She was beautiful and yellow black and green
D7
He said would you care to dance
G
Their dancing lead to romance
G D7
Then she sat upon his caterpillar knee
G Em
And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze
G
Soon they'll honeymoon, Build a big cocoon
D7 G
Thanks to the ugly bug ball
CHORUS
Busker Busker
Busted
Butch Walker
Butterfly Bouche (...)
Butthole Surfers
C.n. Blue
C.tangana
C.w. Stoneking
C21
C418