SO DEAR TO MY HEART (Soundtrack)
Songs from the Walt Disney Film "So Dear To My Heart" (1948)
Starring Beulah Bondi, Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll and Luana Patten.
SO DEAR TO MY HEART
Written by Irving Taylor & Ticker Freeman
Performed by John Beal
So dear to my heart
That September-y day
When that old shady lane we strolled
Was just turning scarlet and gold
So dear to my heart
So dear to my heart
That December-y day
When the first touch of frost and snow
Had painted each tree in the road
So dear to my heart
(So dear to my heart)
I still can picture he flowers in the showers
And that picnic in July
And I still treasure each and ev'ry hour
Of those years that had to fly
They're locked in my heart
In a corner apart
While I tenderly hold the key
As long as I live they will be
So dear to my heart.
(Aah-aah-aah-aah-aah)
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IT'S WHATCHA DO WITH WHATCHA GOT
Written by Don Raye & Gene DePaul
Performed by Ken Carson & Female Group
THE OWL:
There, if you're aimin' to carry that wreath around
You better keep your chin up
And your feet on the ground
There, that's better
Makin' a champ out of a critter like you
Won't be an easy thing to do
Well, let's see now
Come over here, Danny and we'll take a look
Maybe get some help from the wisdom book
Ya know, just 'cause you're a little ol' sheep
Don't mean you can't get to the top of the heap
Where there's a will, there's a way
Every dog has his day
Heh-heh, sounds kinda corny, I'll admit
But we oughtta find som'in' that'll help a bit
A rolling stone...nah, that don't fit
Ha, here we are, Danny, this is it
It's what you dew...
Oh, yes, It's whatcha D-O-do
With whatcha got that counts, yes sir!
It's whatcha do with what you got
THE BIRDS: You'll never find out whatcha got
THE OWL: It's whatcha do with whatcha got
ALL: That pays off in the end
THE OWL:
You gotta start with whatcha got
If whatcha got ain't such a lot
To make the most of whatcha got
Here's what I recommend
You start by a-tryin' and applyin' your best
THE BIRDS: If you try, there ain't no denyin'
THE OWL: There's a way to feather your nest, Hey!
THE BIRDS: You gotta add how whatcha do
ALL:
And multiply by whatcha do
You think you can't win
But you do
And you get that dividend
THE ANIMALS:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
Never mind how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end
THE OWL:
It's the means you applieth
That raises your stock
Look what David did to Goliath
With a little old hunk of rock
THE BIRDS:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
And never mind how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end
THE OWL:
Now, looky here, son, stop a-sittin'
Gettin' somewhere takes some gettin'
You can't sit and 'spect to get it
Now, the road to fame takes muscle
Lots of work and lots o' hustle
So start right in and hit it
THE BIRDS:
Now if at first you don't succeed
A lot of spunk is what you need
Or someone else will take the lead
So try, try, try again
THE OWL:
Just get up when you fall down
And don't be forlorn
Look how Joshua busted that wall down
Will a little old measly horn
THE BIRDS:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
And never mind just how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end
ALL:
That pays off in the end
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THE BLACK LAMB
Performed by Burl Ives
Granny Kincaid made a vow
To get rid of that lamb, she didn't know how
She changed her mind by happenstance
Gonna give that black lamb one more chance
If you get outta this pen, you ornery critter
You'll end up a fried lamb fritter
If you don't be good and settle down
You'll be roasted a golden brown
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LAVENDER BLUE (DILLY-DILLY)
Traditional 18th Century English folk song
Performed by Burl Ives
Lavender's blue, dilly-dilly
Lavender's green
If I were king, dilly-dilly
I'd need a queen
Who told me so, dilly-dilly
Who told me so
I told myself, dilly-Dilly
I told me so
If your dilly-dilly heart
Feels a dilly-dilly way
And if you answer yes
In a pretty little church
On the dilly-dilly day
You'll be wed in a dilly-dilly dress of
Lavender blue, dilly-dilly
Lavender green
Then I'll be king, dilly-dilly
And you'll be my queen
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BILLY BOY
Traditional English folk song
Performed by Beulah Bondi (as Granny) and Burl Ives (as Hiram)
GRANNY:
Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy
Oh, where have you been, charmin' Billy
HIRAM:
I have been to seek a wife
She's the joy of my life
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother
GRANNY:
Is she often seen in church, Billy boy, Billy boy
Is she often seen in church, charmin' Billy
HIRAM:
Yes, she's often seen in church
With a bonnet white as birch
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother
GRANNY:
Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy
Can she bake a cherry pie, charmin' Billy
HHIRAM:
She can bake a cherry pie
Quick as a cat can wink its eye
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother
Granny:
How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy
How old is she, charmin' Billy
HIRAM:
Three times six, four times seven
Twenty-eight and eleven
Oh, she's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother
BOTH:
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother
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STICK-TO-IT-IVITY
Written by Larry Morey & Eliot Daniel
Performed by Ken Carson & Vocal Chorus
THE WISE OLD OWL:
Hey, hey there, don't tell me you're givin' up
Now, where there's a will, there's a way to do it
But, you'll nver get there if you don't stick to it
Now, let me tell you about a fellow who had the right stuff
And wouldn't give up, even when the goin' got rough
Now, Christopher Columbus, a-livin' in Spain
Showed capacity for usin' his brain
Studied his geography, had it down pat
Said, "I'm gonna prove that the world ain't flat!"
Because she thought he was right
Queen Isabella, one night,
Gave him three small boats
One, two, three
Now, the boats were kinda leaky, started to sail
Came a hurricane, a furious gale
Waves were a-lashin', future looked black
Sailors started yellin', "Chris, turn back!"
On that eventful day, what did Columbus say?
COLUMBUS:
Why, I said, "Stick-to-it-ivity
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity
You're gonna do all right.
Old Man Adversity gonna have his bluff called
Stick-to-it-ivity never lost a fight
Yes siree (Yes siree)
Yes siree (Yes siree)
You can clear the deck for opportunity
By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity
You're gonna do all right (Land Ho, Land Ho)
We're gonna do all right
THE OWL:
Now, don't think Columbus was the only one
Who did what folks said couldn't be done
So when folks say't ain't no use
Remember Robert Bruce
Now, Robert was the bravest king
Scotland's ever known
Came the enemy to threaten his throne
Twice he went to battle, twice he met defeat
Headed for the highlands in retreat
He thought he'd give up the fight
But it so happened one night he saw a spider at work
Back and forth, and back, up and down, and up
Spider kept a-swingin', swingin' on his thread
Tried to hook it to a limb overhead
Spider kept a-missin' ev'ry time he tried
ROBERT BRUCE: You're never goin' to make it!
THE OWL: Robert Cried
THE OWL:
On that eventful day
What did the spider say
THE SPIDER:
Says I, "Robert, me lad, Stick-to-it-ivity
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity
You're gain' do all right
Old Man Adversity gain' have his bluff called.
Stick-to-it-ivity never lost a fight"
ROBERT BRUCE:
Yes siree (Yes siree)
Yes siree (Yes siree)
You can clear the deck for opportunity
By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity
You're gonna do all right
We're gonna do all right!
(Yes siree, yes siree)
(You can clear the deck for opportunity)
(By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity)
(If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity)
(You're gonna do all right)
(You're gonna do all right)
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THE HONEY SONG
Performed by Burl Ives
Jerry Kincaid followed the bee
Till he come to a cottonwood tree
Sawed that tree off to the ground
Two tubs o' honey is what he found
Git outta the way, we ain't braggin'
So much honey, the wagon's saggin'
Hope them axles don't break down
'Fore we get this load to town
This load o' honey means money for the Fair
Jerry Kincaid is a millionaire
Grundy's payin' ten cents a pound
Git along hoss, we're goin' to town
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COUNTY FAIR
Written by Bob Wells & Mel Tormé
Performed by Ken Carson & Female Group
THE WISE OLD OWL:
Ho-dee-eye, ho-dee-aye
What a great big, wonderful day
Not a care in the air
Ev'rybody ya know
>From Matilda to Joe
Will be there
At the County Fair
Ho-dee-eye, ho-dee-aye
THE BIRDS:
What a great big, beautiful sky
THE OWL:
All the clowns, like the crowds
THE BIRDS:
You can bet they'll be dressed
In their brightest and best
For this day
At the County Fair
The teenage misters
Will be shooin' little sisters
To the Ferris wheel up above
And they'll be gettin'
Their best gals for pettin'
In the Tunnel of Love
THE OWL: Ho-dee-eye
THE BIRDS: Ay-oh-aye
THE OWL: Ho-dee-aye
THE BIRDS: Ay-oh-aye
ALL: Come and blow your troubles away
THE OWL: Just a grin gets you in
ALL:
On this day of the year
When there's nothing, but cheer
To share
At the County Fair
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JERRY'S LAMB
Performed by Burl Ives
Oh, get out of the way for Jerry's lamb
Hi-diddle-oh for Jerry's lamb
Get out of the way for Jerry's lamb
Hip-hip, get out of the way, woh
Hip-hip, get out of the way, woh
Hip-hip, get out of the way, woh
Hip-hip, get out of the way
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All songs transcribed and/or verfified by Mel Priddle - March 2013)
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(Contributed by Mel Priddle - March 2013)
