THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC LYRICS -- A SONG I ALWAYS LIKED AND NOW I KNOW WHO WROTE IT!

[Verse]

If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise

If you go down in the woods today, you better go in disguise

For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain

Because today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

[Verse]

Every teddy bear who's been good is sure of a treat today

There's lots of marvelous things to eat and wonderful games to play

Beneath the trees where nobody sees they'll hide and seek as long as they please

That's the way the teddy bears have their picnic

[Bridge]

Picnic time for teddy bears

The little Teddy Bears are having a lovely time today

Watch them catch them unawares

And see them picnic on their holiday

See them gaily gadabout

They love to play and shout, they never have any cares

At six o'clock their mommies and daddies will take them home to bed

'Cause they're tired little teddy bears

[Verse]

If you go down in the woods today, you better not go alone

It's lovely down in the woods today, it's safer to stay at home

For every bear that ever there was, will gather there for certain

Because today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

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"The Teddy Bears' Picnic" was composed by American musician John Walter Bratton in 1907 (originally as an instrumental piece called "The Teddy Bear Two-Step"). The famous lyrics we know today were added later, in 1932, by the Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. [1, 2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic

https://www.thezoofactory.com/the-story-behind-the-teddy-bears-picnic-song/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Bears%27_Picnic

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A BEAUTIFUL MELODY: JUNE ON THE ISLE OF MAY.

The Space Alien loves beautiful music and especially a song called June on the Isle of May.  The words are printed here and the tune is adapted from  Andante Cantabile second movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11. It was popularized by singers like Connee Boswell and bandleaders like Tommy Dorsey.  Here are the lyrics so you can sing them too: 

We strolled along

Through the heavens

And it was June

June on the Isle of May

Your lips were sweet

As the heaven

Love was in bloom

There on the Isle of May

     Close in your arms

     Heaven opened its doors

     Then like a fool

     I sailed away

But our love

Will bring us together

When it is June

June on the Isle of May

     Close in your arms

     Heaven opened its doors

     Then like a fool

     I sailed away

But our love

Will bring us together

When it is June

June on the Isle of May

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WOULD ETERNAL LIFE BE A GOOD THING?

The Space Alien asked Your Editor about this thing called "Eternal Life."  Your Editor's reply is below:

Dear Space Alien:

Lots of folks believe in "eternal life" and hope for this.  

When I am dead I want to be dead.  

Why would I want eternal life?  

What if I wanted to go to a movie or a play.  How would I pay for this with no money in my pocket?  

What if I wanted to go to a dance.  What would I do for dancing shoes?

What if I were hungry?  How would I pay for food at a grocery store or food at a restaurant, again, with no money in my pocket?

What if I caught a cold?  How would I get the boogers out of my nose without a piece of Kleenex at hand?   

This is a lot to think about.  And yes, I am thinking.  

I hope you are thinking as well!

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WHY DID SOME PEOPLE CALL FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT A TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS?

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was considered a "traitor to his class" because, despite being born into immense wealth and privilege, he implemented New Deal policies that severely restricted the power and wealth of the American upper class to aid the poor and working class during the Great Depression. Wealthy elites accused him of being a socialist/communist who destroyed American individualism, violated property rights, and "betrayed" his own patrician upbringing. 

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Key ways FDR betrayed his class: 

• Targeting Financial Elites: His administration challenged corporate power, increased regulations on banking, and raised taxes on the wealthy to fund relief programs.
• Empowering Labor and the Poor: He supported unionization and created jobs through massive government spending, which favored workers over shareholders.
• Disrupting Capitalism: He brought the government into the marketplace, a move that was seen as a radical overreach by the upper class, though historian H.W. Brands argues it was a calculated move to save the capitalist system from collapse.
• Social Security and Public Projects: FDR championing the creation of social safety nets, such as the Social Security Act, that fundamentally altered the relationship between the government, the wealthy, and the working class. 
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The wealthy's hatred was so intense that in 1936, media reports described them as feeling a sense of "burning bitterness" towards him, a sentiment detailed in H.W. Brands' biography, Traitor to His Class.   ###

THE SPACE ALIEN CONSIDERS THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

 The Space Alien has been reading a bit of U. S. History and is fascinated by the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Here is  bit of biography:  

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945), often known as FDR, was the 32nd U.S. president (1933–1945), guiding the nation through the Great Depression with his "New Deal" programs and leading the U.S. during most of World War II. He is the only U.S. president elected to four terms, fundamentally expanding the government's role in social and economic life. 

Early Life and Education

• Birth: Born January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to a wealthy family.
• Education: Educated privately, then attended Groton School, Harvard University, and Columbia Law School.
• Marriage: Married his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1905. 

Early Political Career

• New York Senate: Elected as a Democrat to the New York State Senate in 1910.
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy: Served under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1920.
• Vice Presidential Bid: Nominated for Vice President in 1920 but lost.
• Polio Diagnosis: Stricken with paralytic polio in 1921 at age 39, which left him wheelchair-bound for life.
• Governor of New York: Elected Governor in 1928, serving until 1932. 

Presidency (1933–1945)

• The New Deal: Assumed office during the depths of the Great Depression, promising action to fight economic collapse with "New Deal" policies—programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform.
• WWII Leadership: Led the U.S. from isolationism to becoming the "arsenal of democracy," directing the nation’s mobilization after Pearl Harbor in 1941.
• "Big Three": Worked closely with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin to plan the Allied victory and formed the blueprint for the United Nations.
• Death: Died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia, just months into his fourth term. 

Roosevelt is consistently ranked by historians as one of the most influential U.S. presidents for his leadership through the nation's two greatest crises of the 20th century.