TheRoosevelt BearsentertainPHILADELPHIA CHILDREN

The theatre chairs were filled with fun,For a boy or girl was in every oneExcept the four which Jack and WillAnd the Roosevelt Bears had come to fill.The band was playing the latest airAnd laughing children everywhereAs the Bears walked down the central aisleIn their summer suits cut Philadelphia style.They looked so jolly and smiled so sweetThat the children clapped and stamped their feetAnd waved their hands and stood on chairsAnd cried “Hurrah for the Roosevelt Bears!”But the Bears were large and the seats were smallAnd they found they couldn’t sit down at all;So they stood in the aisle to view the crowd,And thus spoke TEDDY-B out loud:

The theatre chairs were filled with fun,For a boy or girl was in every oneExcept the four which Jack and WillAnd the Roosevelt Bears had come to fill.

The theatre chairs were filled with fun,

For a boy or girl was in every one

Except the four which Jack and Will

And the Roosevelt Bears had come to fill.

The band was playing the latest airAnd laughing children everywhereAs the Bears walked down the central aisleIn their summer suits cut Philadelphia style.

The band was playing the latest air

And laughing children everywhere

As the Bears walked down the central aisle

In their summer suits cut Philadelphia style.

They looked so jolly and smiled so sweetThat the children clapped and stamped their feetAnd waved their hands and stood on chairsAnd cried “Hurrah for the Roosevelt Bears!”

They looked so jolly and smiled so sweet

That the children clapped and stamped their feet

And waved their hands and stood on chairs

And cried “Hurrah for the Roosevelt Bears!”

But the Bears were large and the seats were smallAnd they found they couldn’t sit down at all;So they stood in the aisle to view the crowd,And thus spoke TEDDY-B out loud:

But the Bears were large and the seats were small

And they found they couldn’t sit down at all;

So they stood in the aisle to view the crowd,

And thus spoke TEDDY-B out loud:

“Young ladies and gentlemen; children dear;And chairman too, if there is one here,TEDDY-G and I have come to stay,To hear you laugh and to see the play,And since we can’t very well sit downWe’ll go on the stage and help the clown,And stand and sit on wall or floorAnd do some tricks we have done before,And some quite old and some quite new,And keep it up till the show is through.”

“Young ladies and gentlemen; children dear;And chairman too, if there is one here,

“Young ladies and gentlemen; children dear;

And chairman too, if there is one here,

TEDDY-G and I have come to stay,To hear you laugh and to see the play,

TEDDY-G and I have come to stay,

To hear you laugh and to see the play,

And since we can’t very well sit downWe’ll go on the stage and help the clown,

And since we can’t very well sit down

We’ll go on the stage and help the clown,

And stand and sit on wall or floorAnd do some tricks we have done before,And some quite old and some quite new,And keep it up till the show is through.”

And stand and sit on wall or floor

And do some tricks we have done before,

And some quite old and some quite new,

And keep it up till the show is through.”

The children called for TEDDY-G,But he shook his head and said that heCould sing a song or dance a jig,Or sit on chairs either small or big,Or talk to girls or with them dine,But to make a speech wasn’t quite his line.The speeches through, a theatre pageTook the two Bears back upon the stage.As the curtain rolled up to the topA man at the back asked the Bears to stop:“Two clowns are on the stage,” said he,“They have started their piece and I’ll let you seeThat you can’t interrupt or make a noiseOr you’ll spoil this show for these girls and boys.”“Your advice is right,” said TEDDY-B,And out they went the clowns to see.The clowns were scared when they saw the BearsStep up behind them unawares,And they ran for doors at left and rightAnd as quick as wink were out of sight.

The children called for TEDDY-G,But he shook his head and said that heCould sing a song or dance a jig,Or sit on chairs either small or big,

The children called for TEDDY-G,

But he shook his head and said that he

Could sing a song or dance a jig,

Or sit on chairs either small or big,

Or talk to girls or with them dine,But to make a speech wasn’t quite his line.

Or talk to girls or with them dine,

But to make a speech wasn’t quite his line.

The speeches through, a theatre pageTook the two Bears back upon the stage.

The speeches through, a theatre page

Took the two Bears back upon the stage.

As the curtain rolled up to the topA man at the back asked the Bears to stop:“Two clowns are on the stage,” said he,“They have started their piece and I’ll let you seeThat you can’t interrupt or make a noiseOr you’ll spoil this show for these girls and boys.”

As the curtain rolled up to the top

A man at the back asked the Bears to stop:

“Two clowns are on the stage,” said he,

“They have started their piece and I’ll let you see

That you can’t interrupt or make a noise

Or you’ll spoil this show for these girls and boys.”

“Your advice is right,” said TEDDY-B,And out they went the clowns to see.The clowns were scared when they saw the BearsStep up behind them unawares,And they ran for doors at left and rightAnd as quick as wink were out of sight.

“Your advice is right,” said TEDDY-B,

And out they went the clowns to see.

The clowns were scared when they saw the Bears

Step up behind them unawares,

And they ran for doors at left and right

And as quick as wink were out of sight.

But they were ordered back to earn their feeAnd to take a turn with TEDDIES-B and G.And from that hour the play went smartFor the two bears helped in every part.They made those two clowns march and sing,Jump over chairs and through a ring,And climb up poles and ride a wheelAnd do a clog-dance, toe and heel.And when they finished amid loud applauseThe Bears ran off on all four pawsWith the clowns on backs with jolly noiseThrowing kisses back to girls and boys.The orchestra played “A Boy called Taps”And then appeared a troupe of Japs:A dozen little men in tights,The heroes of a hundred fights.For a little while the Bears stood byAnd watched the Japs their muscles try,And saw them balance balls and bricksOn parasols and billiard sticks,And climb up ladders out of sightAnd fall again and land all right.Then TEDDY-B said he’d like to doA Western schoolboy trick he knew.He made the Japs stand in a rowAnd take hold of hands and not let go.Then he caught one end and with whirling clipHe showed them how to crack the whip.The Japs went whizzing in the airAnd whirled in circles everywhere;But they did the trick so smart and neatThat every Jap lit on his feet.A man with hoops was next to playAnd he asked if TEDDY-G would stayAnd help him show the boys and girlsHow wooden hoops were taught their twirls.But this trick with hoops put TEDDY-GIn so many circles he couldn’t see.

But they were ordered back to earn their fee

And to take a turn with TEDDIES-B and G.

And from that hour the play went smart

For the two bears helped in every part.

They made those two clowns march and sing,

Jump over chairs and through a ring,

And climb up poles and ride a wheel

And do a clog-dance, toe and heel.

And when they finished amid loud applause

The Bears ran off on all four paws

With the clowns on backs with jolly noise

Throwing kisses back to girls and boys.

The orchestra played “A Boy called Taps”

And then appeared a troupe of Japs:

A dozen little men in tights,

The heroes of a hundred fights.

For a little while the Bears stood byAnd watched the Japs their muscles try,And saw them balance balls and bricksOn parasols and billiard sticks,And climb up ladders out of sightAnd fall again and land all right.

For a little while the Bears stood by

And watched the Japs their muscles try,

And saw them balance balls and bricks

On parasols and billiard sticks,

And climb up ladders out of sight

And fall again and land all right.

Then TEDDY-B said he’d like to doA Western schoolboy trick he knew.He made the Japs stand in a rowAnd take hold of hands and not let go.Then he caught one end and with whirling clipHe showed them how to crack the whip.

Then TEDDY-B said he’d like to do

A Western schoolboy trick he knew.

He made the Japs stand in a row

And take hold of hands and not let go.

Then he caught one end and with whirling clip

He showed them how to crack the whip.

The Japs went whizzing in the airAnd whirled in circles everywhere;But they did the trick so smart and neatThat every Jap lit on his feet.

The Japs went whizzing in the air

And whirled in circles everywhere;

But they did the trick so smart and neat

That every Jap lit on his feet.

A man with hoops was next to playAnd he asked if TEDDY-G would stayAnd help him show the boys and girlsHow wooden hoops were taught their twirls.But this trick with hoops put TEDDY-GIn so many circles he couldn’t see.

A man with hoops was next to play

And he asked if TEDDY-G would stay

And help him show the boys and girls

How wooden hoops were taught their twirls.

But this trick with hoops put TEDDY-G

In so many circles he couldn’t see.

They came flying at him through the airAnd rolling in from everywhere;And try his best he couldn’t throwA single hoop and make it go.

They came flying at him through the air

And rolling in from everywhere;

And try his best he couldn’t throw

A single hoop and make it go.

He was hooped around from head to paw,The funniest sight you ever saw;But he enjoyed the fun and said that heWore rings enough that day for three.

He was hooped around from head to paw,

The funniest sight you ever saw;

But he enjoyed the fun and said that he

Wore rings enough that day for three.

But the jolliest thing that day was whenThe two Bears dressed as Irishmen:A Dublin Mike and a Pat from CorkCame on the stage to look for work;TEDDY-G as Mike with workman’s hodAnd TEDDY-B as Pat from Blarney sod;With blackthorn sticks their foes to hit,And filled to the brim with Irish wit.Their Irish brogue in joke and songMade the children laugh both loud and long.

But the jolliest thing that day was when

The two Bears dressed as Irishmen:

A Dublin Mike and a Pat from Cork

Came on the stage to look for work;

TEDDY-G as Mike with workman’s hod

And TEDDY-B as Pat from Blarney sod;

With blackthorn sticks their foes to hit,And filled to the brim with Irish wit.Their Irish brogue in joke and songMade the children laugh both loud and long.

With blackthorn sticks their foes to hit,

And filled to the brim with Irish wit.

Their Irish brogue in joke and song

Made the children laugh both loud and long.

The last part of the show that dayWas sleight of hand, the programs say,But why it failed to work out wellThe man who tried it couldn’t tell.A trunk was brought, a solid mass,With iron locks and bound in brass.The Bears were asked to get inside;The trunk was locked and with rope was tiedAnd the man announced that at his commandHe’d slide a curtain and there would standThe Roosevelt Bears outside and freeWith the trunk unlocked by any key.

The last part of the show that dayWas sleight of hand, the programs say,But why it failed to work out wellThe man who tried it couldn’t tell.

The last part of the show that day

Was sleight of hand, the programs say,

But why it failed to work out well

The man who tried it couldn’t tell.

A trunk was brought, a solid mass,With iron locks and bound in brass.The Bears were asked to get inside;The trunk was locked and with rope was tiedAnd the man announced that at his commandHe’d slide a curtain and there would standThe Roosevelt Bears outside and freeWith the trunk unlocked by any key.

A trunk was brought, a solid mass,

With iron locks and bound in brass.

The Bears were asked to get inside;

The trunk was locked and with rope was tied

And the man announced that at his command

He’d slide a curtain and there would stand

The Roosevelt Bears outside and free

With the trunk unlocked by any key.

But it didn’t work; the Bears weren’t there,And it gave the man a little scareTo find he couldn’t do the trick,And the trunk was unlocked pretty quickFor fear they’d smother for want of air,But the Bears had gone no one knows where.The trunk was empty; not as they feared;The Roosevelt Bears had disappeared.The Bears had gone, but no one knewJust where to look or what to do.Detectives hunted high and lowAnd questioned folks who ought to know,And listened for the slightest soundAnd hunted rooms beneath the ground,And through the halls walked round and round,But not a trace of the Bears they found.

But it didn’t work; the Bears weren’t there,And it gave the man a little scare

But it didn’t work; the Bears weren’t there,

And it gave the man a little scare

To find he couldn’t do the trick,And the trunk was unlocked pretty quick

To find he couldn’t do the trick,

And the trunk was unlocked pretty quick

For fear they’d smother for want of air,But the Bears had gone no one knows where.

For fear they’d smother for want of air,

But the Bears had gone no one knows where.

The trunk was empty; not as they feared;The Roosevelt Bears had disappeared.The Bears had gone, but no one knewJust where to look or what to do.

The trunk was empty; not as they feared;

The Roosevelt Bears had disappeared.

The Bears had gone, but no one knew

Just where to look or what to do.

Detectives hunted high and lowAnd questioned folks who ought to know,And listened for the slightest soundAnd hunted rooms beneath the ground,And through the halls walked round and round,But not a trace of the Bears they found.

Detectives hunted high and low

And questioned folks who ought to know,

And listened for the slightest sound

And hunted rooms beneath the ground,

And through the halls walked round and round,

But not a trace of the Bears they found.

At supper-time at home that nightThe boys and girls told of their flight;And the jokes they cracked and tricks they playedAnd the jolliest kind of fun they made.And how they saw them locked and tiedSo tight and fast that children cried.Some little girls and wee boys tooWouldn’t go to bed until they knewHow TEDDY-B and TEDDY-GGot out of the trunk without a key;But their papas told them not to mind,That some one the Bears that night would findAnd the papers sure the following dayWould explain in full how they got away.

At supper-time at home that night

The boys and girls told of their flight;

And the jokes they cracked and tricks they played

And the jolliest kind of fun they made.

And how they saw them locked and tied

So tight and fast that children cried.

Some little girls and wee boys tooWouldn’t go to bed until they knewHow TEDDY-B and TEDDY-GGot out of the trunk without a key;

Some little girls and wee boys too

Wouldn’t go to bed until they knew

How TEDDY-B and TEDDY-G

Got out of the trunk without a key;

But their papas told them not to mind,That some one the Bears that night would findAnd the papers sure the following dayWould explain in full how they got away.

But their papas told them not to mind,

That some one the Bears that night would find

And the papers sure the following day

Would explain in full how they got away.

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