The Backson Song

"The Backson Song" is a song featured in the film Winnie the Pooh. It is heard after Christopher Robin's "kidnapping", so Pooh and his friends learned about the culprit by Owl and Rabbit advised a plan to capture it and save Christopher Robin.
It is sung by Owl (Craig Ferguson), Eeyore (Bud Luckey), Kanga (Kristen Anderson-Lopez), Roo (Wyatt Dean Hall), Piglet (Travis Oates), Rabbit (Tom Kenny), Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (Jim Cummings).
The song has gained critical praise.
==Lyrics==
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Full Song=
Owl: It's a giant creature with a tailHere, I'll draw Piglet in for scale
Piglet: Oh d-d-dear!
Owl: Its hide is like a shaggy rug
Its face a surly ugly mug
With two sharp horns atop its head
Between a mop of hair that's red
All: (gasps)
Owl: And in its nose a ring of gold
It smells of monkey's feet and mold
Its toes are black
Its fur is blue
I swear that all I tell you is not made up
The Backson!
All: The Backson!?
Owl: The Backson!
All: The Backson!?
Oh no!
Pooh: But, Owl, what does a Backson do?
All: Yes, Owl, what does a Backson do?
Owl: Hmm, what does a Backson do?
I'm thinking, I'm thinking, I'm thinking, I'm thinking... And now, I will tell you
They sneak into your library
And scribble in all your books
All: The Backson, the Backson
We don't like the Backson!
Owl: When decorating your Christmas tree
They tangle up all the hooks!
All: The Backson, the Backson
We're afraid of the Backson
Owl: They spoil the milks
They stop all the clocks
They use their horns
To put holes in your socks
All: The Backson's 
The one who's been
Putting holes
In our socks!
Roo: Tell us more about what Backsons do!
Tigger: Yes, more about what Backsons do!
Owl: More about what Backsons do?!?
Why don't we hear some thoughts from you?
Tigger: Maybe they make ya sleep too late!
Owl: Yes, yes! That's good, that's great!
Eeyore: I bet, they’re the reason my tail is gone.
Owl: You're on a roll! Go on, go on!
Rabbit: They muddy up your tidy house.
Piglet: They make you feel as small as a mouse.
Roo: They break your crayons.
Rabbit: They spill your tea!
Kanga: They wake up babies at 1:00 and 3:00.
Eeyore: They made me catch the cold I caught.
Winnie the Pooh: They made me lose my train of thought.
Tigger: They swipe your stripes.
Piglet: They clog your pipes.
Rabbit: They dig up your garden.
Eeyore: They won't beg your pardon.
Winnie the Pooh: They eat your snacks!
Piglet: They won't relax!
Rabbit: They chip your tooth!
Kanga: They steal your youth!
Owl: And now, you know the horrible truth!
All: The Backson, the Backson
The Backson, the Backson!
Oh no!
Rabbit: Oh yes
All: Huh?
Rabbit: I know exactly what to do,
We'll find things Backsons are partial to
Winnie the Pooh: Like books
Kanga: And dishes
Piglet: And socks!
Roo: And toys!
Rabbit: Yes, everything that a Backson destroys!
Then we'll dig an enormous pit
And make the items lead to it
He'll fall in and we'll get our friend
Owl: And this horrible nightmare will come to an end!
The Backson!
All: The Backson!
Owl: The Backson!
All: The Backson!
Owl: Go home and search your closets, bring everything that you can!
All: The Backson! The Backson! We're gonna catch the Backson!
Owl: We'll save Christopher Robin by following Rabbit's plan!
All: The Backson! The Backson! We'll save Christopher Robin!
We must be brave and have no fear
Owl: So to the death, we'll persevere!
All: We'll search by the sun and the light and the moon
And if everything goes well, we'll be back soon!
Owl: "Back soon"?
All: Back soon!
Owl: Sounds like "Backson".
All: Back soon!
Owl: Oh, well... Good luck everyone!
|-|Short Version (Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)=
Owl: It's a giant creature with a tail
Here, I'll draw Piglet in for scale
Piglet: Oh d-d-dear!
Its hide is like a shaggy rug
Its face a surly ugly mug
With two sharp horns atop its head
In between a mop of hair that's red
All: Aah!
And in its nose a ring of gold
It smells of monkey's feet and mould
Its toes are black
Its fur is blue
I swear that all I tell you is not made up
The Backson!
All: The Backson?
Oh no!
Rabbit: Oh, yes
All: Huh?
Rabbit: I know exactly what to do
We'll find things Backsons are partial to
Winnie the Pooh: Like books?
Kanga: And dishes?
Piglet: And socks?
Roo: And toys?
Rabbit: Yes, everything that a Backson destroys
Then we'll dig an enormous pit
And make the items lead to it
He'll fall in and we'll get our friend
Owl: And this horrible nightmare will come to an end!
The Backson!
All: The Backson!
Owl: The Backson!
All: The Backson!
Owl: Go home and search your closets, bring everything that you can
All: The Backson! The Backson! We're gonna catch the Backson!
Owl: We'll save Christopher Robin by following Rabbit's plan
All: The Backson! The Backson! We'll save Christopher Robin!
We must be brave and have no fear
Owl: So to the death, we'll persevere
All: We'll search by the sun and the light and the moon
And if everything goes well, we'll be back soon!
Owl: "Back soon"?
All: Back soon!
Owl: Sounds like "Backson"
All: Back soon!
Owl: Oh, well... Good luck everyone!
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==Trivia==
*Composer, Robert Lopez, stated in an interview with NPR that the tone of this song was inspired by "Heffalumps and Woozles".
*During the sequence, when Rabbit sing the lyrics "Oh yes"; he arrives landing through the use of an umbrella, similar to Mary Poppins.
*When Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez auditioned to write the songs for the Pooh movie, they were having difficulties getting their four-year-old infant to sleep. So the line "they wake up babies at one and three" was very autobiographical.
 
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