Once upon a time in a wee little forest
There were three bears (cha, cha, cha)
One was the papa bear and one was the mama bear
And one was the wee bear (cha, cha, cha)
One day they were walkin’ in the big woods a talkin’
When along, along, along came a little girl named Goldilocks
And upon the door she knocked
But no one was there, no no one was there
She walked right in, had herself a ball
She didn’t care, no she didn’t care
And when she got tired, she went upstairs
Home, home, home came the three bears (cha, cha, cha)
“Someone’s been eating my porridge”, said the papa bear
“Someone’s been eating my porridge”, said the mama bear
“Hey, bob-a ree bear”, said the little wee bear
“Someone has eaten mine up!”
“Someone’s been sitting in my chair”, said the papa bear
“Someone’s been sitting in my chair”, said the mama bear
“Hey, bob-a ree bear”, said the little wee bear
“Someone has broken my chair!”
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed”, said the papa bear
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed”, said the mama bear
“Hey, bob-a ree bear”, said the little wee bear
“Someone is still in my bed!”
Just then, Goldilocks woke up, broke up the story
And she beat it out of there
“Good bye bye, bye” said the papa bear
“Good bye bye, bye” said the mama bear
“Hey, bob-a ree bear”, said the little wee bear
So ends the story of the three little bears
Ba daba doo ba daba deeba daba doo ba doo ba!
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Traditional
From Julie Austin and Chris Barton’s (SongSisters) “Room in This World for Everyone“
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