The Mamas & Papas - Dancing Bear (With Studio Chatter And John Phillips Outro)

I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
All black from head to foot
From climbing in them chimneys
And cleaning out that soot
With a broom and ladder and pail
The darkened walls I scale
And farand high I see a patch of sky
I'd rather be the gypsy
I'd rather be the gypsy
Whose camped at the edge of town
Camped at the edge of town
The one who has the dancing bear
That follows him around
And he lifts his big foot up
He puts his big foot down
And bows and twirls
And dances 'round and 'round
I found I was a cabin boy last night as I did dream
Bound upon a magic ship for a land I'd never seen
And the moon she filled our sails
And the stars they steered our course
And on our bow there was a golden horse
The queen eats fruit and candy the bishop nuts and cheese
And when I am a grown man, I'll taste just what I please
The honey from the bee, the shellfish from the sea
The earth, the wind, a girl, someone to share these things with me
I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
I'd rather be the gypsy
I dreamed I was a cabin boy,
I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
All black from head to foot
From climbing in them chimneys
And cleaning out that soot
With a broom and ladder and pail
The darkened walls I scale
And farand high I see a patch of sky
I'd rather be the gypsy
I'd rather be the gypsy
Whose camped at the edge of town
Camped at the edge of town
The one who has the dancing bear
That follows him around
And he lifts his big foot up
He puts his big foot down
And bows and twirls
And dances 'round and 'round
I found I was a cabin boy last night as I did dream
Bound upon a magic ship for a land I'd never seen
And the moon she filled our sails
And the stars they steered our course
And on our bow there was a golden horse
The queen eats fruit and candy the bishop nuts and cheese
And when I am a grown man, I'll taste just what I please
The honey from the bee, the shellfish from the sea
The earth, the wind, a girl, someone to share these things with me
I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
I'd rather be the gypsy
I dreamed I was a cabin boy,
"Dancing Bear" (Mamas & The Papas Cover) by joseph st.esprit

This is a cover I did of The Mama's and The Papas song "Dancing Bear". Written (I believe) in 1967. One of my favorite Mamas & papas songs.

Dancing Bear cover

acoustic rendition of Dancing Bear by The Mamas and The Papas by Morgan Ison.

SOTU 221- Dancing Bear

Ukulele cover. Original by The Mamas & The Papas. For Seasons of the Ukulele 221: Musicians From Canada (Denny Doherty).

A cover of Dancing Bear

A cover of "Dancing Bear" by the Mamas and the Papas. Performed at Vanilla Jills in Eugene, Oregon. 8-20-16.

The Mamas the Papas - Dancing Bear Lyrics

[Lyrics The Mamas the Papas - Dancing Bear] I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep All black from head to foot From climbing in them chimneys And cleaning ...

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