78 rpm: CLASSIC HENRY HALL & HIS ORCHESTRA 78 TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC COLUMBIA FB 2816 V/V+

CHILDRENS CLASSIC FROM THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY HENRY HALL

TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC

b/w HUSH HUSH HUSH - HERE COMES THE BOGEY MAN

"The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song written by John Walter Bratton in 1907, with lyrics added in 1932 by prolific songwriter Jimmy Kennedy, and is still a popular tune recorded by several artists and appearing in many children's recordings.

The 1932 Henry Hall recording was used for more than 30 years by BBC audio engineers (up until the early 1960s) to test and calibrate audio equipment. It was possibly last played at the end of the final transmission from the old Regional transmitters at Washford in the early 1980s. Its especially good recording quality and the large tonal range of the music made it ideal for checking the frequency response of audio equipment. BBC Engineering even had special vinyl pressings made to reduce any surface noise.

If you go down in the woods today

You're sure of a big surprise.

If you go down in the woods today

You'd better go in disguise.

For ev'ry bear that ever there was

Will gather there for certain, because

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Ev'ry teddy bear who's been good

Is sure of a treat today.

There's lots of marvelous things to eat

And wonderful games to play.

Beneath the trees where nobody sees

They'll hide and seek as long as they please

That's the way the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears

The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today

Watch them, catch them unawares

And see them picnic on their holiday.

See them gaily gad about

They love to play and shout;

They never have any cares;

At six o'clock their mummies and daddies,

Will take them home to bed,

Because they're tired little teddy bears.

If you go down in the woods today

You'd better not go alone.

It's lovely down in the woods today

But safer to stay at home.

For ev'ry bear that ever there was

Will gather there for certain, because

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

RECORD DETAILS:

UK COLUMBIA FB 2816 (BROWN label) 10" 78rpm shellac

CONDITION - V/V+

LIGHT SCUFFS AND MARKS BUT PLAYS GREAT !

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