Dale Marxen 1967
Gordon Bok writes “In 1967, Dr. Seuss published “My Uncle Terwilliger” in The Cat in the Hat Songbook, with piano score and guitar chords by Eugene Poddany. Inspired by this song, Dale Marxen wrote “Waltzing With Bears,””
Chorus He goes wa-wa-wa-wa, waltzing with bears, Raggy bears, shaggy bears, baggy bears, too. There’s nothing on earth Uncle Walter won’t do, So he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa-waltzing, So he can go waltzing, waltzing with bears! I crept upstairs in the middle of the night, I tiptoed in, I turned on the light; To my surprise, there was no one in sight, My Uncle Walter goes waltzing at night! We bought Uncle Walter a new coat to wear, When he came in it was covered with hair; Lately I’ve noticed several new tears, I’m afraid Uncle Walter goes waltzing with bears! We told Uncle Walter that he should be good, And do everything that we say he should; I think he would rather be off in the wood, I’m afraid we might lose Uncle Walter for good! We begged and we pleaded, “Please won’t you stay?” We managed to keep him at home for a day; But the bears all barged in and they took him away, Now he’s waltzing with pandas, he can’t understand us, The bears all demand at least one waltz a day!