{t:The Ugly Bug Ball} {st:The Sherman Brothers 1963 (APB: Burl Ives)} *{c:|ntro: / 1 2 3 4 / [A] / [A]} Once a [E7]lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a [A]sympathetic beetle by his side [A]I’ve got no-[E7]body to hug [E7]I’m such an [A]ugly bug Then a [E7]spider and a dragonfly replied “If you’re [A]serious and want to win a [F#m]bride [F]Come along with us [A]to the glorious [E7]Annual Ugly Bug [A]Ball” {c:CHORUS:} {soc} Come on let’s [D]crawl, gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the Ugly Bug [A]Ball, to the ball, to the [Gdim]ball And a happy time we’ll [D]have there [E7]↓↓ One and [A]all, at the [D]Ugly Bug [A]Ball {eoc} While the [E7]crickets clicked their tricky melodies All the [A]ants were fancy dancing with the fleas [A]Then up from [E7]under the ground [E7]The worms came [A]squirming around Oh they [E7]danced until their legs were nearly lame Every [A]little crawling creature you could [F#m]name [F]Everyone was glad [A]what a time they had [E7]They were so happy they [A]came {c:CHORUS:} {soc} Come on let’s [D]crawl, gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the Ugly Bug [A]Ball, to the ball, to the [Gdim]ball And a happy time we’ll [D]have there [E7]↓↓ One and [A]all, at the [D]Ugly Bug [A]Ball {eoc} Then our [E7]caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was [A]beautiful in yellow, black, and green [A]He said, “Would [E7]you care to dance?” [E7]Their dancing [A]led to romance Then she [E7]sat upon his caterpillar knees And he [A]gave his caterpillar queen a [F#m]squeeze [F]Soon they’ll honeymoon [A]build a big cocoon [E7]Thanks to the Ugly Bug [A]Ball {c:CHORUS:} {soc} Come on let’s [D]crawl, gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the Ugly Bug [A]Ball, to the ball, to the [Gdim]ball And a happy time we’ll [D]have there [E7]↓↓ One and [A]all, at the [D]Ugly Bug [A]Ball [A]↓ {eoc} {t:The Ugly Bug Ball} #~~~ChordPro Version UPDATED JULY 13, 2018 CEL~~~