Smokey the Bear by Steve Nolan and Jack Rollins
Verse:
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With a Ranger's hat and shovel and a pair of dungarees you will
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find him in the forest always sniffin' at the breeze. People
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stop and pay attention when he tells 'em to beware, 'cause
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everybody knows that he's the fire-preventin' bear.
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Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear. Prowlin' and a Growlin' and a
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Sniffin' the air. He can find a fire before it starts to flame
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That's why they call him Smokey, that was how he got his name.
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You can take a tip from Smokey that there's nothing like a tree, cause
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they're good for kids to climb in and they're beautiful to see. You just
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have to look around you and you'll find it's not a joke. To see what you'd
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be missing if they all went up in smoke
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You can camp upon his doorstep and he'll make you feel at home, you can run
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and hunt and ramble anywhere you care to roam. He will let you steal his
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honey and pretend he's not so smart. But don't you harm his trees cause he's
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a ranger in his heart.
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Verse 4:
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If you ever seen the forest when a fire is running wild, and you love the
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things within it like a mother loves her child, then you know why Smokey
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tells you when he sees you passing through, "Remember please be careful,
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it's the least that you can do."
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