From: bvan@ncs.dnd.ca (Bryan Van Blaricom)
Subject: Re: looking for song lyrics
Organization: DND, Ottawa, CANADA
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:11:17 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.114002.25256@fwi.uva.nl> smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt) writes:
>Hi all,
>
>I really need this one, it drives me crazy, and this friend 
>I know, she likes such songs so much...  In one of the muppet shows,
>there is a song which goes like (inasmuch as I recall correctly)
>
>	In the summertime,
>	When all the trees and leaves are green
>	The redbird sings its song
>	But you don't want my love
>
>and so on, the rest I do not recollect.  This is how it starts,
>anyhow.  In that Muppet episode, it is sung in Western style (I think).
>Is there anybody who knows the complete lyrics of this one?
>Or, whose song is it?  Any recordings?
>
>						Patrick

   I don't know the official title of the song - "In the Summertime" or
"You Don't Want My Love" or something like that :-), but it is a Roger
Miller song, and was performed TWICE on the muppet show.  The first time
was in season 1, on the episode featuring Kaye Ballard, where it was
performed by the muppet likenesses of Jim Henson (on banjo), Jerry Nelson
(on guitar) and Frank Oz (on base viol).  The second time was in season 3,
on the show featuring Roger Miller, where it was performed by - guess who?
:-).

   Anyway, the following lyrics are from the season 1 episode.  Roger
Miller had a habit of sprinkling nonsense syllables through his songs,
which don't come out well when written.  I have an example of some of them
sung by the Frank Oz muppet, but the entire verses consisting of silly
noises have just been transcribed as "nonsense verse" :-)

Jim       In the summertime
          When all the trees and leaves are green
          And the red bird sings
          I'll be blue
          'Cause you don't want my love

Jerry     "Some other time"
          That's what you say when I want you
          Then you laugh at me
          And make me cry
          'Cause you don't want my love

Jim       You don't seem to care a thing about me
&         You'd rather live without me
Jerry     Than to have my arms around you
          When the nights are cold
          And you're so all alone

Frank     Ging Gond Ge Dong Gong Ging, Ginga Ging Ginda Ding Gong!

Jim       In the summertime
&         When all the trees and leaves are green
Jerry     And the red bird sings
          I'll be blue
          'Cause you don't want my love

All 3     nonsense verse

Jim       Once upon a time
          You used to smile and wave to me
          And walk with me
          But now you don't
          'Cause you don't want my love

Jerry     Some other guy
          Is takin' up all your time
          Now you don't have
          Time for me
          'Cause you don't want my love

Jim       You don't seem to care a thing about me
&         You'd rather live without me
Jerry     Than to have my arms around you
          When the nights are cold
          And you're so all alone

Frank     Ge, ah Gew, a Wok Ge Ge, A Gew Ge Ge Ge!

Jim       In the summertime
&         When all the trees and leaves are green
Jerry     And the red bird sings
          I'll be blue
          'Cause you don't want my love

All 3     nonsense verse