Groundhog Carols by Gail Pilgrim. Click the title to get to them.
Away on a Hillside (Away in a Manger)
Away on a hillside
in burrows so deep
marmota monaxes
are nestled asleep
they dream of that morning
when they do their thing
to give winter's warning
or welcome the spring
Oh Come All Ye Woodchucks (Oh come All ye faithful)
Oh come, all ye woodchucks
Marmota monaxes
Oh come all ye citizens of Punxsutawney
Come and observe ye
in this early morning
That dark around your big toe
oh can it be your shadow?
Oh please don't go back below
for six more long weeks
Sing crowds of groundhogs
we need a consensus
will your shadow frighten you
or will Spring appear?
Barking in chorus
Prophesying for us
That dark around your big toe
oh can it be your shadow?
Oh please don't go back below
for six more long weeks
God Rest Ye Little Furry Feet
God rest ye little furry feet
that shadows you don't see
We're kind of sick of winter now
and wish that Spring could be
Oh how we'd like to see a bird
A singing in a tree
Oh, hiding from shadows in the snow (oh please don't go)
Oh, hiding from shadows in the snow
Here We Come A-Shadowing? (Here we come a’wassailing)
Here We Come A-Shadowing?
on February 2
A' digging out of burrows
to see if winter's through
All ye groundhogs unite
keep your shadows out of sight
and you won't have to go back to your
claustrophobic nest
now that winter is finally laid to rest
God bless the master of this hole
as to its door he creeps
and let him see no darkness
beside him when he peeps
All ye groundhogs unite
keep your shadows out of sight
and you won't have to go back to your claustrophobic nest
now that winter is finally laid to rest
Help, the Shadow Has Been Seen!
Help, the Shadow Has Been Seen!
Groundhogs back toward holes careen
Frightened little woodchuck squeaks
Say they'll stay there six more weeks
Warm and snug down deep they stay
Till the Winter slips away
Cozy, furry bundles all
Hairy toes and one foot tall
Help, the Shadow has been seen!
Six more weeks till leaves turn green
We Three Hogs
We Three Hogs
From under the ground
Praire dogs
we scurry around
atavistic
somewhat mystic
We're Punxsutawney bound
Oh
Sign of Wonder, Sign of fright
in the early morning light
slowly growing
see it showing
sending us on our flight
Gather now, behold with our eyes
As the sun, awakes in the skies
Shadowed earth
Provides no mirth
Oh what a sad surprise
Oh - Sign of Wonder, Sign of fright
in the early morning light
slowly growing
see it showing
sending us on our flight
It Came out of a Groundhog’s Hole (Midnight Clear)
It came out of a groundhog's hole
Atop a Pennsy hill
with Spring's forecasting as a goal
T'was Punxsutawney Phil!
Oh Punxy Phil, what can he see
Oh listen as he squeaks
Has he decided Spring's to be
Or winter still six weeks?
Above that quiet little town
He gazed with anxious eyes
Behind him as the sun shone down
to see his shadow's size
Oh Punxy Phil, what can he see
Oh listen as he squeaks
Has he decided Spring's to be
Or winter still six weeks?
If when his shadow then he spies
and turning around he flees
then we will know with heavy sighs
that we have long to freeze
The First Shadow (The First Noel)
The first shadow the groundhog did see
Was to certain poor creatures,
no moment for glee
for to the Earth, it gave the sign
that for 6 weeks of winter, we all must resign
Shadow, shadow, below Phil's toe
Warned him of six more weeks of snow
Oh Little Town of Punsutawney
In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania lives a little chuck
Inside a tiny woodside hole, this winter he is stuck
For on the outside shineth, the sun with all its might
It's no surprise, his shadow's size
was twice the groundhog's height
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