VARIOUS - THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN

THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN

VARIOUS

SONGWRITER: UNKNOWNED

COUNSTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CRAYOLA: ANIMAL SONGS

LABEL: MADACY RECORDS

GENRE: KIDSONG

YEAR: 1996

 

       William Kotzwinkle is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

           He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.

           The Bear Went Over the Mountain(1996) is a novel by William Kotzwinkle. The movie rights for the book were sold to Jim Henson.

          "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a campfire song sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The public domain lyrics are of unknown origin.

           Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his 1961 album 101 Gang Songs and it is from Kidsongs. It is also a piece of background music from Animaniacs.

          Arthur Bramhall isolates himself in a forest cabin to write a novel; once it is complete, he goes off to buy champagne in celebration, after first burying the manuscript to protect it from fire. In his absence, a bear digs up his manuscript. The bear reads the manuscript, decides it is good, and brings it to New York City, where he is accepted as a talented author and desirable party guest.

The bear went over the mountain,

the bear went over the mountain,

the bear went over the mountain,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the mountain,

the other side of the mountain,

the other side of the mountain,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear went across the river,

the bear went across the river,

the bear went across the river,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the river,

the other side of the river,

the other side of the river,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear went through the forest,

the bear went through the forest,

the bear went through the forest,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the forest,

the other side of the forest,

the other side of the forest,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear climbed up the big tree,

the bear climbed up the big tree,

the bear climbed up the big tree,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the forest, river, and mountain,

the forest, river, and mountain,

the forest, river, and mountain,

was all that she could see.

Was all that she could see.