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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Silly Songmusic by Frank Churchill, lyrics by Larry Morey, performed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White), Roy Atwell (Doc), Eddie Collins (Dopey), Pinto Colvig (Sleepy and Grumpy), Billy Gilbert (Sneezy), Otis Harlan (Happy), Scotty Mattraw (Bashful), song from original soundtrack of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) movie.Watch video clip |
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Song lyrics[Yodel:] Ho-la-la-ee-ay Ho-la-la-ee-ay Ho-la-la-ee-ay-ee-la-ee-ay-ee-lee-ay. Ho-la-la-ee-ay Ho-la-la-ee-ay Ho-la-la-ee-ay-ee-la-lee-ay-lee-o-lee-ay. [repeat] [Happy:] I'd like to dance and tap my feet But they won't keep in rhythm. You see, I washed them both today And I can't do nothing with 'em. [Dwarfs' Chorus:] Ho hum the tune is dumb The words don't mean a thing. Isn't this a silly song For anyone to sing? [Bashful:] I chased a polecat up a tree Way out on upon a limb. And when he got the best of me I got the worst of him. [Dwarfs' Chorus:] Ho hum the tune is dumb The words don't mean a thing. Isn't this a silly song For anyone to sing? |
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NotesThe song is included in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Movie Songs. The melody is taken from the Irish folk song "Peggy Lettermore". When the movie was released, it was generally accepted that the correct plural form of "dwarf" was "dwarfs". J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" (published a year earlier) and later "Lord of the Rings" gradually popularized the uncommon variant "dwarves", so that the dwarfs in this movie are today often erroneously referred to as "dwarves" and the title even given as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves". The first animated feature to be selected for the National Film Registry. As it's widely known, every country where the movie has been translated has its own set of seven names for the Dwarfs, including Germany, home of the original fairy tale. However, in the original tale (by brothers Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm) the dwarfs have no individual names at all. Watch songs from movie original soundtrack |
