Zip Up The Parka The Ballad of Punxsutawney Groundhog Day Carols (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah) Phil © 2006 by Don Halley (The Ballad of Jed Clampett- Wintertime The Beverly Hillbillies theme) (Clementine) Zip up the parka, zip up the © 1988 by Don Halley © 1996 by Don Halley boots My oh my we all need our Come and listen to a story In a tree trunk with a snowsuits 'bout a groundhog, Phil chipmunk Plenty of sunshine out there He sleeps throughout the Hibernating for a time today winter to escape the bitter There's a groundhog who's Groundhogs see shadows, chill the top dog winter will stay And then one day on February On this day in wintertime Two Mister groundhog sees his He's up from the ground, and Oh my groundhog, oh my shadow here's what he will do groundhog For six weeks, here's the thing Open his eyes - Look around - Oh my groundhog, so sublime We'll just have to wait for Prognosticate Is it frost and cold forever? spring Well the next thing y'know, ol' Are we stuck in wintertime? Phil's a media star Zip up the parka, winter will Camera crews and newsmen Dawn appears on the horizon stay come from near and far Out of bed he starts to climb What a cold feeling, what a To Punxsutawney town in the Tis the day to find a way to cold day middle of PA Check the length of To determine whether winter wintertime will go or will it stay Punxsutawney Six more weeks - Maybe Oh my groundhog, oh my (Oh Susanna! ) longer - In Minnesota groundhog © 1995 by Don Halley A shadow means a longer nap Oh my groundhog, so sublime for Phil and all his kin Is it frost and cold forever? Oh I come from Alabama They begin to huddle up and Are we stuck in wintertime? With water on the knee start a new sleep-in I'm going to Pennsylvania But you and me we just can't Of forecasters he's a master A groundhog for to see sleep throughout the winter He performs his craft so fine It rained all night the day I left here Shadows mean no early spring So have a heapin' hopin' the so The weather it was warm shadow won't appear Best get used to wintertime But up north I ran into Bone-chilling winter storm Groundhog's Day Is Here Oh my groundhog, oh my Again groundhog Punxsutawney (Happy Days Are Here Again) Oh my groundhog, so sublime Have mercy on me © 1994 by Don Halley Is it frost and cold forever? For I come from Alabama Are we stuck in wintertime? With water on the knee Groundhog's Day is here again The skies above are clear again Winter will be long I fear {Are We There Yet?} again amyswandering.wordpress.com Groundhog's Day is here again Spring Will Soon Be Here I See You The Old Groundhoggie (Joy To The World - Three Dog (This Old Man) Home Night version a.k.a. Jeremiah © 1994 by Don Halley (My Old Kentucky Home) Was a Bullfrog) © 2004 by Don Halley © 1991 by Don Halley I see you, my shadow That means six more weeks of The sun shines bright on the Punxsutawney has a snow old groundhoggie home groundhog With a great big chill and a 'Tis winter, 'twill be here to He is a good friend of mine blizzard, maybe two stay He always comes outside on Oh I wish this was not true For six more weeks does the February second shadow forecast gloom To guess the end of While the springtime will be wintertime The Daily Lunch kept at bay He always has a mighty fine (The Brady Bunch theme) For six more weeks we'll be time © 1990 by Don Halley wearing heavy boots Our coats will be bundled up Spring may soon be here Here's the story of a little tight All stand up and cheer groundhog, who is known by Oh six more weeks till we see If he doesn't see his shadow all as Punxsutawney Phil the tender shoots Winter soon will go Every year about this time, he So the old groundhoggie stirs and rises into the bitter home, good night But if he sees his shadow chill today Here's the reason why he'll Chorus: Sleep some more, I'll tell you what it means agree to interrupt his winter Groundhoggie Bundle up your toes and your hibernation Oh sleep some more I say nose with warm clothes He's the foremost expert at For the next six weeks in the Put away that sunscreen the science of prognostication old groundhoggie home If this is one day that he does In the old groundhoggie home, Spring may soon be here not see his shadow, then he'll drift away All stand up and cheer know that it is much more If he doesn't see his shadow than a hunch Winter soon will go That the spring will soon be Where Oh Where thrust upon us, and then he (jingle from Hee Haw) can start to have a daily lunch © 1991 by Don Halley Mister Groundhog (Mister Sandman) Where oh where is my © 1991 by Don Halley Here Comes The Sunshine shadow (You Are My Sunshine) And why did it leave me here Mister Groundhog bring me a © 2001 by Don Halley all alone spring I searched all over and Make it the soonest that I've Here comes the sunshine, that thought I had found it ever seen wintry sunshine But the sky was cloudy so Please don't have your I see my shadow, now I must thphbt it was gone shadow seen go Mister Groundhog bring me a If you'll excuse me, I'm very spring sleepy Wake me up in six weeks or so Groundhog Acres Springtime Splendor I'll have a soon springtime (The Green Acres theme) (Love Me Tender) that's certain © 1990 by Don Halley © 1992 by Don Halley If the clouds in the sky form a curtain Man Woman Springtime splendor, I'll be doing alright if you stay Groundhog's Day is finally springtime sweet, how soon out of sight here Springtime may soon be will it be? Then I'll have a soon soon near T-shirt weather's just If there's no shadow at your springtime around the bend Hide that feet, it may come suddenly shadow just give me that Springtime splendor, Warm Spring Air warming trend springtime true, may be on its (Teddy Bear) way © 1992 by Don Halley No! The ski slope's where I'd But if all the sky is blue, rather be Rosy cheeks are just winter's here to stay Oh I just want to be in the fine by me I just adore a cozy warm spring air fire Groundhog I love you but Getting the Winter Blues Put some shorts upon my legs give me that warm attire (Falling in Love With You) and with my feet go bare © 1992 by Don Halley Oh let me be in warm spring The rose! Picnics! This is the air day! Groundhog's Day is here! Groundhogs say only six I don't wanna be in mittens The snows! Lutefisk! Sunshine weeks more 'cause mittens soon get lost come our way! Groundhog's But I can't help getting the I don't wanna be in winter, my Day is here! winter blues glasses get all covered up with Shall I stay huddled up frost indoors? Oh I Wish I Was A For I can't help getting the Groundhog Punxsutawney Groundhog winter blues (Hound Dog) (The Oscar Mayer Wiener If a shadow shows, surely it © 1992 by Don Halley Song ) will be © 1998 by Don Halley Arctic wind and snows for an You ain't nothin but a eternity groundhog, sleepin' all the Oh I wish I was a Stay inside, that's the time Punxsutawney groundhog groundhog's news You ain't nothin but a That is what I'd truly like to be Oh I can't help getting the groundhog, sleepin' all the winter blues time Some other folks would rather Well you ain't never seen a be a hot dog Soon Springtime shadow and I think you must But I think that is just plain ol' (Blue Christmas) be blind silly © 1992 by Don Halley You said you could forecast, I Oh I wish I was a think that was just a line Punxsutawney groundhog I'll have a soon springtime You said you could forecast, I Telling all if springtime soon is without you think that was just a line near I may see you but I'm hoping Well you ain't never seen a 'Cause if I was a not to shadow and I think you must Punxsutawney groundhog Oh the leaves on the trees and be blind I'd only have to work one day the birds' songs so sweet a year Won't be coming round here if you're here at my feet