Ugly Bug Ball. Burl Ives.

Seq - Ron Tilden. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Nov 2003.

Ugly Bug Ball
Words and Music by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by: Burl Ives (1963)
Featured In The Walt Disney film "Summer Magic"
Sequenced by: Ron Tilden

Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried
To a sympathetic beetle by his side

"I've got nobody to hug
I'm such an ugully bug!",

Then a spider and a dragonfly replied,
"If you're serious and want to win a bride,

Come along with us, to the glorious
Annual Ugly Bug Ball."

Come on let's crawl, (gotta crawl, gotta crawl)
To The Ugly Bug Ball (to the ball, to the ball)

And a happy time we'll have there
One and all
At The Ugly Bug Ball

While the crickets clicked their tricky melodies,
All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas.

Then up from under the ground
The worms came squirming around

Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame,
Ev'ry little crawling creature you can name,

Ev'ry one was glad, what a time they had,
They were so happy they came!

Come on let's crawl, (gotta crawl, gotta crawl)
To The Ugly Bug Ball (to the ball, to the ball)

And a happy time we'll have there
One and all
At The Ugly Bug Ball

Then our caterpillar saw a pretty queen,
She was beautiful in yellow, black and green.

He said, "Would you care to dance?"
Their dancing led to romance.

Then she sat upon his caterpillar knees,
And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze.

Soon they'll honeymoon, build a big cocoon,
Thanks to The Ugly Bug Ball.

Come on let's crawl, (gotta crawl, gotta crawl)
To The Ugly Bug Ball (to the ball, to the ball)

And a happy time we'll have there
One and all
At The Ugly Bug Ball.

Ugly Bug Ball
Soft karaoke
Words
Melody
Piano
Piano 2
Guitar
Rock Organ
Bass
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