January 1, 2001 Listen Now Buy song $0.99 Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC. C F C. I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee. The instrumental versions are used as the cultural theme songs for the United States in the video game series Civilization. It was Arkansas' state song from 1949 to 1963, and the state historic song since 1987. It stung me! I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee Won't my Mommy be so proud of me I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee - OUCH!! Here is a version from a 1957 elementary school song book. I honestly didn't think deeply about it till now. Oh no! I love the tune and the hand movements too! Fun stuff from Clampett but missing the something extra Bugs brought to the table in the previous short. I'm bringing home a baby banana slug. Ask MetaFilter is where thousands of life's little questions are answered. And he didn't have a bed, and he didn't have a bite, C F C. I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee. Now the old man sat a-fiddling by the little cabin door, And the strings began to tingle at the jingle of the bow, You have now answered a conundrum for me! In this film, the boys labored to haul a player piano up a long flight of stairs and into a house through a bedroom window. I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee. It is part of childhood. Another set of traditional lyrics, about a boy and a fiddling bear, inspired Albert Bigelow Paine to write the children's novels The Arkansaw Bear (1898) and The Arkansaw Bear and Elsie. Humpty Dumpty "The Arkansas Traveler" was the state song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963, and has been the state historical song since 1987. .This is a classic silly gross-out kids's song that has been around forever. "The Arkansas Traveler" was frequently featured in animated cartoons in the 1930s and 1940s, most prolifically by Carl Stalling in music he composed for the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes series. You'll forget about your supper, you'll forget about your home, The crew performs a tricky his-and-hers restoration on a Dodge Coronet and a Plymouth Road Runner at the SAME time. Another vote for "it's no more creepy than fairy tales.". I'm running from the baby bumblebee I won't get stung, just stay away from me. This probably use the same yokel image that the tune evokes elsewhere in the Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. cartoon series. The second version is the original version. Squatter pick a day with weather bright and fair and nice. He sawed away at the popular air, Near the conclusion of their adventure, as they are starting to clean up their mess surrounding the newly installed piano, Stan and Ollie play a roll of "Patriotic Melodies". I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee like cockroaches? It was raining hard, but the fiddler didn't care, Baby BumbleBee is a traditional nursery rhyme and a gesture-play song, sharing the same tune with "The Arkansas Traveler" written in 1947 by the Arkansas State Song Selection Committee, the state song. Eck Robertson and Henry C. Gilliland's 1922 recording of "Arkansaw Traveler" [sic] (Victor 18956) was selected for the 2002 National Recording Registry. As he fiddled and he fiddled, but he never played it through. The first version is the version taught to Northern school Children. And the stranger sat a-list'ning and a-wond'ring what to do, It stung me! (Cup hands together as if holding bee) I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee. Squatter pick a sunny morning when the air is dry and nice, Oh, there was a little boy and his name was Bo, (Open up hands to look at 'mess') I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Wipe hands off on shirt) I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Now my mommy won't be mad at me Won't my mommy be so proud of me Cabin never leaks a drop when days are bright and fair. (107) $35.00 FREE shipping. "Baby Bumblebee" is a nursery rhyme and singing game about a child who is stung by a bumblebee, and his mommy is obviously not so happy about it. Buzz-a-buzz-a-buzz-a-buzz. And no bees are actually killed during the singing of this song! Now tell me if you can." The Backyard Show I guess it's kind of creepy, now that you mention it, but as others have noted, it's typical kid creepy, along the lines of "Little Bunny Foofoo" or something. I'm squishing up the baby banana slug. Yes try the road the kindly squatter said. Children are actually pretty gross and creepy themselves. [1][2] It is directed by Robert Clampett and is the second to feature the character Beaky Buzzard. I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee, Won't my mommy be so proud of me, But he came to a cabin, and an old gray man, This probably use the same yokel image that the tune evokes elsewhere in the Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. cartoon series. Get busy on a day that is fair and bright, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, ROAR!! Metal Bumble Bee Decorations, 4Pcs Hanging Metal Bee Wall Sculpture Statue, Cute Bee Ornaments Decor for Outdoor Spring Garden Lawn 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 1 offer from 16.89 Bosephus and the fiddle and the old black bear. I used to sing this when I was a kid! I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee. Ideal for decorating your home or farmhouse and excellent gift idea for your friends! - all the kinds of schoolyard and backyard lore from all over the country. "I couldn't mend it now, it's a rainy day." The melody of the song is based on the stare song of Arkansas (from 1949 to 1963) named "The Arkansas Traveler", which was composed in 19th century by Colonel Sanford C. 'Sandy' Faulkner. It stung me! This is the sheet music of the Baby Bumblebee song with chords and lyrics: You can sing along with the YouTube Video. An old man sat in his little cabin door While rambling thru the country rich and grand, See production, box office & company info, "I wonder where my darling little killer is. I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee Ouch! It's yucky! The squatter shook his hoary head and answered with a stubborn air Far and far away down in Arkansas I'm wiping off the baby banana slug. ABOUT THIS PRODUCT: Bloom Maternity - I'm Bringing Home A Baby Bumble Bee - Maternity Scoop Neck T-ShirtBloom Maternity offers fun and fashionable maternity apparel. Won't my mommy kick him out the door? It stung me! Gross-out, macabre stuff is sort of a thing in childhood, it's a tradition that goes back decades if not centuries. I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee. And tapped the ground with his leathery heel. www.MissJolieMusic.com It's yucky! You got me! It stung me! What will their mother say? Just your basic pre-school song about capturing, murdering, INGESTING, regurgitating, and cleaning up what remains of an insect. Is it creepy? It's yucky! Ouch! A.k.a. BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ! Don't fret. It's not deeply creepy, it's a silly and nonsensical gross out song for children. Thanks to In Demand Toys on Facebook, we have images of an upcoming release in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line, dubbed Origin Bumblebee. However, the best-known lyrics today are probably those of a traditional American children's song which is sung to the first part of the tune only. CLOMP, CLOMP, CLOMP, CLOMP, CLOMP! In many versions, the city person is also a fiddle player, and as the sketch progresses, eventually learns the tune and plays along with the country bumpkin. Find out just what happens when a little girl tries to bring a buzzy wuzzy bumblebee home. You stung me! I'm bringin' home my baby dinosaur C F C I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee. A traveler was riding by that day, Ugh! These sorts of songs delight them because it allows them to explore the boundaries of what's allowed in polite company. The other official Arkansas state songs are "Arkansas" (state anthem), "Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)," and "Oh, Arkansas. I'm lickin' up my baby bumble bee-Ick! Hes yummy! The popularity and joyfulness of "The Arkansas Traveler" was attested to in the 1932 Academy Award-winning Laurel and Hardy short, The Music Box. It usually was played, sloppily, when a yokel, hillbilly, or "country bumpkin" character would appear on screen. Composed by the Arkansas State Song Selection Committee in 1947. There are several other songs associated with this tune. Hes gooey! For "squishing up my baby bumblebee" you would mash it in your hands. The contemporary singer Michelle Shocked includes a vaudeville-style version of "Arkansas Traveler" on her 1992 album of the same name. Yuck. [as his siblings return to the nest carrying large, dangerous game animals, Beaky laconically flaps back with his claw wrapped around a barely visible insect]. Marvin Hatley, who composed Laurel and Hardy's "Cuckoo" theme song, was the pianist for this sequence; the player piano was not real. Won't my mama give me a great big hug? Traditional ( 2019-10-27) (Cartoon Network UK) TBA (DC Super Hero Girls) When Zatanna gets a cold, her sneezing sets off uncontrollable magic bursts all over the school. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. C F C. Various jokes at the expense of the "city slicker" were interspersed with instrumental versions of the song. ), The Arkansas Traveler sketch in Vaudeville, https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Bards_Old_Time_Fiddle_Tunebook_Supplement/The_Arkansas_Traveler&oldid=3224695, Tommy Jarrell and ALy Bain in a memorable rendition of this seminal tune which aired on Aly Bain's 1985 TV Series. it will crack them up. Beaky Buzzard: [singing cheerfully] I'm bringin' home a baby bumblebee! I'm bringin' home a baby bumblebeeOw! I'm wipin' up my baby bumble bee Won't my Mommy be so proud of me I'm wipin' up my baby bumble bee - OOPS!! I sang most of the other songs mentioned above, and also one set to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic with " he landed on the sidewalk like a blob of strawberry jam " and another about eating worms. At least half the fun was getting a rise out of the adults. While flying back carrying his "prey", Beaky sings "I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee" to the tune of "The Arkansas Traveler". That bumblebee stung me! Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies. In Red Dead Redemption 2, the saloon piano players often play the song in the lineup of Western piano music. It went something like: I don't love the song, but it's not super weird for kids to be learning it. Mmm. And tapped the ground with his leathery heel. [3][4] The 1922 version by native-Arkansan Eck Robertson was among the first fifty recordings named to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. My kid learned an edited version at daycare (bringing home, squishing, wiping off) which I thought was a little sad because who kills bumble bees??? Oh no! [3] This is the last cartoon in which Kent Rogers performed voices, as he died in a training flight accident on July 9, 1944. For the wonder state we'll shout hurrah! Cabin never leaks a drop when days are bright and fair! [Verse 1] D G D I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. N-thing creepy AND normal. Oh, 'twas down in the woods of the Arkansaw, But the old man said as he played away, Won't my mommy be so proud of me? But before we have the supper we will play the music through. But literally everyone I knew thought it was hilarious, so. Then could you point me out the way to find a tavern or an inn. Oh, once upon a time in Arkansas, Look at my pants! It usually was played, sloppily, when a yokel, hillbilly, or "country bumpkin" character would appear on screen. Im bringing home a baby grizzly bear, Favorite editions/versions of fairy tales. I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee. "Baby Bumble Bee" song lyrics Croon this adorable tune about a happy little bug with your grandkids. I'm wringin' out my baby bumble bee-Bye-bye baby bumblebee! Play online or download to listen offline free - in HD audio, only on JioSaavn. They're still getting a grip on why bodily fluids like vomit are fine in some contexts and not others, and why some things that look and taste gross, like broccoli and creamed spinach, are supposedly good to eat and others, like bugs, are not. [7] Jerry Garcia and David Grisman also do a version on their 1993 album Not for Kids Only. My sisters and I sang a version of that when we were kids. It's a classic. This packet can be used for individual students or groups. A jolly old tune that he played by ear. Go back and re-read Mother Goose sometime. I was a bit creeped out by that one, but it was really just silly. They want to take it home to show it to their mother. Bosephus and the fiddle and the old black bear. I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee, Ouch! It stung me! Mommy's new towel! Creepy or normal? Written by Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 15:30, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bashful_Buzzard&oldid=1140323606, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 15:30. ! But still the old man didn't seem to fret. I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee, Won't my mommy be so proud of me, I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee, Ooh! Enjoy! Bounce and Bumble with "Baby Bumblebee". Im lickin up a baby bumble beeWont my Mommy be so proud of meIm lickin up my baby bumble beeMmm! Key: C. Then the stranger asked the fiddler, "Won't you play the rest for me?" says he. He stung me! I'm smashing up my baby bumble bee Won't my mommy be so proud of me I'm smashing up my baby bumble bee Ugh! "I couldn't mend it now, it's a rainy day." Charles Ives uses the tune in his theater orchestra piece called "Country Band" March. 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