The Dancing Bear-Natalie Merchant

[ti:The Dancing Bear] [ar:Natalie Merchant] [al:Leave Your Sleep] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Dancing Bear - Natalie Merchant [00:11.44]Oh it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee [00:14.45]The dancing bear ran away with me; [00:18.63]For the organ-grinder he came to town [00:22.88]With a jolly old bear in a coat of brown [00:27.01]And the funny old chap joined hands with me [00:31.44]While I cut a caper and so did he [00:33.60] [00:46.94]Then 'twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee [00:52.13]I looked at him and he winked at me [00:56.20]And I whispered a word in his shaggy ear [01:01.45]"I will go with you my dear " [01:04.76] [01:14.61]Oh it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee [01:17.30]The dancing bear ran away with me; [01:21.55]For the organ-grinder he came to town [01:25.67]With a jolly old bear in a coat of brown [01:29.74]Then the dancing bear he smiled and said [01:34.58]Well he didn't say much but he nodded his head [01:38.53]As the organ-grinder began to play [01:43.97]"Over the hills and far away " [01:47.53] [01:59.32]With a fiddle-de-dum and a fiddle-de-dee; [02:04.45]Oh I looked at him and he winked at me [02:08.01]And my heart was light and the day was fair [02:13.38]I went away with the dancing bear [02:16.06] [02:25.43]Oh 'tis fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee [02:30.51]The dancing bear came back with me; [02:34.45] [02:35.85]For the sugar-plum trees were stripped and bare [02:42.28]And we couldn't find cookies anywhere [02:54.10] [03:04.26]And the solemn old fellow he sighed and said [03:10.96]Well he didn't say much but he shook his head [03:16.57]While I looked at him and he blinked at me [03:22.07]Till I shed a tear and so did he; [03:26.25]And both of us thought of our supper that lay [03:31.20]Over the hills and far away [03:37.69] [03:47.39]Then the dancing bear he took my hand [03:52.58]And we hurried away through the twilight land; [03:56.07]And 'twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee [04:00.84]When the dancing bear came back with me