♪ HEY, WOW... ♪

♪ HERE'S HOW ♪

♪ COME AND READ ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

Chorus: ♪ COME ON ♪

♪ COME IN ♪

♪ BEGIN ♪

♪ THE WORLD AWAITS ♪

Woman: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A BOOK ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LOOK BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEHOLD THE TALES BEYOND THE TAILS ♪

Chorus: ♪ BEHIND THE DOOR ♪

♪ BECOME, EXPLORE ♪

♪ COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

Lionel: LEONA, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME READ THAT BOOK!

HEY, DEAN.

BUT... BUT... BUT PLEASE, PLEASE...

IT'S A BABY BOOK!

BUT HE'S SO CUTE.

LEONA, I'M A YOUNG CUB.

BUT LOOK HOW CUTE AND FUZZY.

OH, HE'S HEAVY, TOO.

WILL YOU CARRY HIM FOR ME, PLEASE?

I... I... I DON'T THINK SO.

WHOA!

NOW, JUST READ HIM FOR ME... WHOA!

READ HIM FOR ME, PLEASE!

NO, LEONA!

WHY NOT?

LISTEN, I'LL READ YOU ANY BOOK IN THE LIBRARY

JUST NOT THAT ONE.

HI, BILL.

BUT... BUT I WANT THIS ONE.

IT'S A BABY BOOK.

I'M TOO OLD FOR THAT.

LISTEN, FOR THE LAST TIME

I'M NOT GOING TO READ YOU THAT BOOK.

( panting )

OKAY, OKAY, I WILL READ IT MYSELF.

( grunting )

OKAY, I GOING TO READ THIS NOW.

UM, "FIH"... "FIH"...

"FIZZY," "FIZZY."

"FUZZY."

THAT'S ( makes short "u" )

NOT ( makes short "i" ).

OH, "FUZZY," OKAY.

"WIH"...

"WIZZY," "WIZZY."

MM-UM, MM-UM.

THAT'S "WUZZY," NOT "WIZZY."

OH...

OKAY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU.

JUST DON'T TELL MY FRIENDS, OKAY?

OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I PROMISE, LIONEL

I WON'T TELL ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS

YOU'RE READING THE FUZZY WUZZY BOOK TO ME!

All: AW!

HMM!

( whispers ): YEAH.

YEAH, OKAY.

( chuckles )

READ IT, READ IT, READ IT.

"THE FUZZY FUZZY WUZZY BOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY BUFFY HUCKABUCK."

( chuckles )

( bored ): "FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR."

( singing to conga rhythm ):

( repeats line )

( repeats line )

( repeats line )

( Lionel sighs )

( bored ): "FUZZY WUZZY HAD NO HAIR."

( Lionel groans )

"FUZZY WUZZY WASN'T FUZZY, WAS HE?"

OH, YEAH!

THE END.

( chuckles )

READ IT AGAIN, LIONEL, PLEASE.

WHAT?

I DON'T THINK SO, LEONA.

BUT... OH, PLEASE!

THAT IS A BABY BOOK

AND ME, I'M ALMOST GROWN UP.

I'M SORRY, I JUST CAN'T.

( whimpers )

( laughing ): NO PROBLEM!

FUZZY'S HERE, AND FUZZY WILL READ IT TO YOU, LEONA!

AH! FUZZY WUZZY!

( laughs )

HEY, EVERYBODY, FUZZY WUZZY'S HERE!

WOW! FUZZY WUZZY!

( all talking at once )

AS A MATTER OF FACT

FUZZY WUZZY IS A FAVORITE OF COMPUTER MICE EVERYWHERE!

EXECUTE APPLAUSE FOR FUZZY WUZZY.

( canned applause plays )

OH, THAT'S GREAT!

HEY, YOU SAY THE RHYME, AND I'LL DANCE.

( all cheer )

OKAY.

( all reciting ):

( laughter )

HEY, EVERYBODY, ONE MORE TIME!

All: FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR...

OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I'VE GOT TO GET AWAY

FROM ALL THIS FUZZY WUZZINESS!

( all laughing )

FUZZY WUZZY?

I LOVE FUZZY WUZZY!

YOU?

YOU?

NO!

NO!

OH, YES, I'VE LOVED FUZZY WUZZY

EVER SINCE I WAS A LAD

AND I READ THOSE IMMORTAL LINES:

NO WAY, BUSTER, YOU'RE NOT THE...

Both: UH...

FUZZY WUZZY TYPE.

YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE NOT THE TYPE.

WELL, IT JUST SO HAPPENS

THAT I, BARNABY B. "DON'T CALL ME BUSTER" BUSTERFIELD III

AM EXTREMELY FUZZY WUZZY...

ON THE INSIDE.

AW! BUSTER'S GOT A HEART OF...

Both: UH...

FUZZ.

( laughs )

YEAH, FUZZ!

( laughing )

Announcer: AND NOW, LOVERS OF THE VOWELS "A," "E," "I," "O," "U"

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

JUMP UP AND BUMP AS MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES SING

THE SHORT "U" IN THEIR HIT WORD, "BUZZ."

( audience applauding and cheering )

( '50s rock 'n' roll tune playing )

( sings repeated short "u" )

( echoing Martha )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

( scats like a string bass )

( sounding out "f" )

( scats like a snare drum )

UZZ, UZZ.

F... UZZ, F... UZZ.

FUZZ.

YEAH.

( scats like a string bass )

"FUZZ."

♪ ♪ ♪

Man: ♪ THERE ONCE WAS A SEAFARING BUG ♪

♪ WHO SET SAIL ON A LEAKY OLD TUG ♪

♪ WHOSE "T," SAD TO TELL ♪

♪ QUICKLY CHANGED TO "G-L" ♪

♪ AND IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG, OH, YEAH! ♪

♪ IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG! ♪

GLUG.

( sighs )

FINALLY! A NICE, QUIET PLACE TO READ.

( sighs, then moans )

OH, YEAH.

NO FUZZINESS, NO WUZZINESS.

SHH!

( yelps )

( patrons singing conga rhythm ):

OKAY, EVERYONE, HIT IT!

( others laughing )

ONE MORE TIME!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

( reciting ):

THIS IS MADNESS!

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEPLACE IN THIS LIBRARY

THAT'S NOT FUZZY WUZZY!

( screams )

( laughter )