The Ugly Bug Ball
Burl IvesVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried
To a sympathetic beetle by his side
I've got nobody to hug
I'm such an ug-i-ly bug
Then a spider and a dragonfly replied
If you're serious and want to win a bride
Come along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball
Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)
To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)
And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball
While the crickets click their cricky melodies
All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas
Then up from under the ground
The worms came squirming around
Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame
Every little crawling creature you could name
Everyone was glad, What a time they had
They were so happy they came
Then our caterpillar saw a pretty queen
She was beautiful and yellow black and green
He said would you care to dance
Their dancing lead to romance
Then she sat upon his caterpillar knee
And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze
Soon they'll honeymoon, Build a big cocoon
Thanks to the ugly bug ball
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Readable chord sheet for The Ugly Bug Ball by Burl Ives
[G]Once a [D7]lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a [G]sympathetic beetle by his side I've got no[D7]body to hug I'm such an [G]ug-i-ly bug [G]Then a [D7]spider and a dragonfly replied If you're [G]serious and want to win a [Em]bride Come along with us,[G] to the glorious [D7]annual ugly bug [G]ball [G]Come on let's [C]crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug [G]ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll [C]have there, [D]one and [G]all and the [C]ugly bug [G]ball [G]While the [D7]crickets click their cricky melodies All the [G]ants were fancy dancing with the fleas Then up from [D7]under the ground The worms came [G]squirming around [G]Oh they [D7]danced until their legs were nearly lame Every [G]little crawling creature you could [Em]name Everyone was glad, [G] What a time they had [D7]They were so happy they [G]came [G]Then our [D7]caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was [G]beautiful and yellow black and green He said would [D7]you care to dance Their dancing [G]lead to romance [G]Then she [D7]sat upon his caterpillar knee And he [G]gave his caterpillar queen a [Em]squeeze Soon they'll honeymoon,[G] Build a big cocoon [D7]Thanks to the ugly bug [G]ball