Need Lyrics to old song of Smokey Bear
Kyle Harris
Mexico, but survived it. They found him and nursed him back to health,
and he became the mascot for the forest fire prevention program. Go
here for LOTS of information on him!
http://www.odf.state.or.us/smokey/smokey.htm
You can go here: http://www.odf.state.or.us/smokey/smokeySong.htm
for the song, music and all!
Or, here are just the lyrics (my sister works for the Forest Service,
and has helped put out her share of forest fires, from Alaska to
Tennessee!)
sue harris
SMOKEY THE BEAR
Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins 1952
With a Ranger's hat and shovel and a pair of dungarees
You will find him in the forest always sniffin' at the breeze.
People stop and pay attention when he tells 'em to beware
'cause everybody knows that he's the Fire Preventin' Bear.
CHORUS
Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear
Prowlin' and a growlin' and a-sniffin' the air
He can find a fire before it starts to flame
That's why they call him Smokey, that was how he got his name
You can take a tip from Smokey that there's nothin' like a tree
'cause they're good for kids to climb in and they're beautiful to see
you just have to look around you and you'll find it's not a joke
To see what you'd be missin' if they all went up in smoke
CHORUS
You can camp upon his doorstep and he'll make you feel at home
You can run and hunt and ramble anywhere you care to roam
He will let you take his honey and pretend he's not so smart
But don't you harm his trees, for he's a Ranger in his heart
CHORUS
If you've ever seen the forest when a fire is running wild
And you love the things within it like a mother loves her child
Then you know why Smokey tells you when he sees you passing through
"Remember, please be careful, it's the least that you can do"
CHORUS
PHSCD
the lyrics about Smokey the Bear...or know where perhaps they can be found on
the internet. I never knew this... but their was an actual Smokey the Bear who
died in a fire in New Mexico. My friend says they are wanting to close the
museum dedicated to this bear...& this person was needing the lyrics to this
song. Please E-mail any information to PH...@aol.com Thanks
Giovanni
Memory told me that the Smokey The Bear character still used by the Ad Council
was a real bear cub found after a forest fire clinging to a burnt tree and
rather burnt himself. Here's the story I found at the Roadside Pet Cemetary
site:
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"Hotfoot" was a badly burned black bear cub found in 1950 by firefighters after
a devastating blaze in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest. When the cub
healed, he was rechristened Smokey Bear, and he came to personify the
advertising character created during World War II to dissuade campers from
carelessly destroying the war effort's lumber supply.
Smokey moved to Washington, DC, and took up residence at the National Zoo
alongside fellow celebrity, Ham, the Astrochimp. Millions paid their respects
over the years. Smokey was so popular, he had his own ZIP code.
Smokey died during the Bicentennial year, and was taken home and buried in the
Capitan, NM, National Forest. A tree planted next to the spot is nourished, as
in some way are all trees, by the great bear himself. The nearby Smokey Bear
Restaurant features Smokey Bear Burgers.
Smokey II, like his predecessor, was a cub rescued from a forest fire. However,
Smokey II didn't catch on with the public. When he died, the Park Service didn't
know what to do with his body -- so they burned it.
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There is an official Smokey song, and a nice GIF of the original sheet music can
be seen at http://www.odf.state.or.us/smokey/smokeySong.htm. The song was
written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, and I'll let you check the words for
yourself.