Ann Percival
http://ellisnasqc.quickconnect.to/as/sharing/w8B3S30x/L011c2ljL0FubiBQZXJjaXZhbCBBbmQgVGhlIERhbmNlIENhbXAgQ2hvaXIvSGVhciBVcyBTaW5nLzA4IFRoZSBHaW5nZXJicmVhZCBNYW4ubXAz
There was an old woman who baked every day She made gingerbread men, piled them high on a tray She put some in the oven, and something went wrong When she opened up the door, one jumped out and sang this song Chorus: He said run run run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man (x2) He ran through the kitchen and out the front door Past the old man in the garden who was doing his chores The old man hollered Stop! You’re my lunch! You come back! But the Gingerbread Man would be nobody’s snack Well he ran through the woods past some picnicking bears He smelled so scrumptious he just had to be theirs They got up to chase him ’cause he smelled so good and sweet But the Gingerbread Man would be nobody’s treat Well he ran past a cow grazing in the hay The old cow said “don’t let him get away!” But the old cow was too slow to get up on that trail And anybody listening could hear that cookie wail Well he ran past some mowers busy at their work They said “Did a cookie run by? Are we going berserk?” They put down their mowers to follow his sweet scent And anybody listening could hear him as he went Well he ran over mountains and valleys and rocks Til he came to a river and a hungry fox The fox was so sly, he devised a wicked plan For the crunchy demise of the Gingerbread Man He said do you need some help to get to the other side? Hop on my back, I will take you for a ride So he hopped onto his back, onto his neck, onto his nose The fox slipped him in his mouth and that’s the way our story goes Bridge: All of the others gathered round to get a crumb And anybody listening could hear his tummy hum (Chorus hummed then regular)