Winnie The Pooh is one of the most beloved children’s literary characters for a reason. In 1977 The many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, The Disney compilation of 3 previously released featurettes combined with new material to make a feature film, made the beloved bear a film star as well. The theme song and the opening sequence forever pair the cinematic version and the literary version. This has as much to do with the Sherman song as it does with the animation.

Deep in the hundred acre wood, where Christopher Robin plays You’ll find the enchanted neighborhood, of Christopher’s childhood days

A donkey named Eeyore is his friend, and Kanga and little Roo, (and Tigger too!) There’s Rabbit and Piglet, and there’s Owl But most of all, Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff He’s Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh Willy nilly silly old bear

Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff He’s Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh Willy nilly silly old bear

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I did not realize it when I planned out the songs for this week, that a different animal was being feutured each day. Monday we had a monkey in the title. No Dogs were allowed in yesterday’s post. Today we are featuring Thomas O’Malley Cat form Disney’s 1972 gem, The Aristocats? Any guessed what animals may round out our week?

Thomas O’Malley

I like cheech-a-cheech-chee-roni

Like they make at home

Or a healthy fish with a big backbone

I’m Abraham DeLacey

Giuseppe Casey

Thomas O’Malley

O’Malley the alley cat!

I’ve got that wanderlust

Gotta walk the scene

Gotta kick up highway dust

Feel the grass that’s green

Gotta strut them city streets

Showin’ off my éclat, yeah

Tellin’ my friends of the social elite

Or some cute cat I happen to meet

That I’m Abraham DeLacey

Giuseppe Casey

Thomas O’Malley

O’Malley the alley cat!

Duchess: Why, monsieur, your name seems to cover all of Europe!

O’Malley: Well of course. I’m the only cat of my own kind.

I’m king of the highway

Prince of the boulevard

Duke of the avant-garde

The world is my backyard

So if you’re goin’ my way

That’s the road you wanna seek

Calcutta to Rome or

Home Sweet Home in Paris…

Magnifique, you all!

Toulouse: Oh, boy! An alley cat!

Marie: Shh! Listen.

O’Malley

I only got myself

And this big old world

But I sip that cup of life

With my fingers curled

I don’t worry what road to take

I don’t have to think of that

Whatever I take is the road I make

It’s the road of life make no mistake, for me

Yeah, Abraham DeLacey

Giuseppe Casey

Thomas O’Malley

O’Malley the alley cat

That’s right

And I’m very proud of that

Yeah!

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