The Three Bears
Bobby Troup, Londontown Music/ASCAP

The original "hip" version of this song was written by Bobby Troup in 1946:

Once upon a time in a neat little cottage there lived three bears

One was a daddy bear and one was a mama bear and one was a wee bear

While they were out a-walking, through the deep woods a-stalking came a little girl with blonde hair

Her name was Goldilocks and upon the door she knocks but no one was there

So she walked right in and had herself a time coz she didn't care

Then she got sleepy, went upstairs to bed, when...

Home, home, home came the three bears!

Someone's been eating my porridge said the daddy bear,

Someone's been eating my porridge said the mama bear,

Hey Ba-ba Re-bear said the little wee bear someone has broken my chair!

Someone's been sitting in my chair said the daddy bear,

Someone's been sitting in my chair said the mama bear,

Hey Ba-ba Re-bear said the little wee bear someone has broken my chair!

Just then Goldilocks woke up, broke up the party and beat it out of there

Bye-bye! Bye! Bye! said the daddy bear

Goodbye, Bye said the mama bear

Hey Ba-ba Re-bear said the little wee bear

So ends the story of the three bears!

There appear to be a number of versions of this song floating around. Here are a few of them!

Thanks to Sue Wichers and Loren Hebden for this version! (Source: Mary Mich : Animal Crackers)

Once upon a time in a tiny little cottage lived the three bears (cha, cha, cha)

One was the papa bear, one was the mama bear, one was the wee bear (cha, cha)

One day they went a-walkin' in the cool woods a-stalkin'

And along came a girl, a girl with blond hair.

Her name was Goldilocks and on the door she knocked

But no one was there, no one was there.

She walked right in and she had herself a ball

'Cause she didn't care, she didn't care.

Then home, home, home came the three bears.

"Someone's been eating my porridge" said the papa bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge" said the mama bear.

"HEY MAMA REE BOP" said the little wee bear,

"SOMEONE HAS BROKEN MY CHAIR!" WOP!

Goldilocks she woke up and broke up the party

And she beat it out of there.

Bye-bye said the papa bear

Bye-bye said the mama bear

Bye-bye said the wee bear (cha, cha)

And that is the story of the Threeeeee Bears

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye

Bye Bye!

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Sue Wichers and Loren Hebden also sent in this version:

Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme

There were the three bears, cha cha cha

The bears went a walkin' and a talkin'

When along came a little girl with long golden curls

Her name was Goldilocks and up upon the door she knocks

She didn't care that no one was there

The bears came home:

Someone's been eating my porridge

Said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear

Someone's been eating my porridge

Said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear

Hey Daddy B-Bear said the little wee bear

Someone's broken my chair Huh!

Then Goldilocks she woke up, the party she broke up

And she beat it out of there, she beat it out of there

Bye bye bye bye bye

Said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear

Bye bye bye bye bye

Said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear

Hey Daddy B-Bear, said the little wee bear

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Huh

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Kathy Perry sent me this version:

Once upon a time in a tiny little cottage lived the three bears -- Cha cha cha

One was the Papa Bear, one was the Mama Bear, and one was the Baby Bear --Cha, cha

One day they went a walkin' in the cool breeze a talkin' and along came a girl,

A girl with long curls.

Her name was Goldilocks and on the door she knocks

But no one was there--no one was there.

She walked right in and had herself a ball

'Cause she didn't care, she didn't care.

Home, home, home came the three bears.

Someone's been eating my porridge, said the Papa Bear.

Someone's been eating my porridge, said the Mama Bear.

Hey Papa re bear, said the little wee bear

Someone has broken my chair ---Crash (clap hands)

Goldilocks she woke up and broke up the party and she beat it out of there.

Bye bye said the Papa Bear, bye bye said the Mama Bear, bye bye said the Baby Bear

And that is the story of the three bears

(Jazzy) Ba ba ba ba. . . . .Bye, bye!

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Carol LeNestour submitted this version (Source: Campfire Activities, Girl Guides of Canada):

Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme there were three bears

One was a Mama Bear and one was a Papa Bear, and one was a Baby Bear

They all went a-walkin' in the great woods a-talkin'

When along came a little girl with long flowing golden hair

Her name was Goldilocks

No one was there

She didn't care

She walked right in and had herself a ball

Home came the three bears. (Sing "Dum-da-dum-dum" for suspense)

Someone's been eating my por-ridge, said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear

Someone's been eating my por-ridge, said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear

Hey ba ba ree bear, said the little wee bear, someone has broken my chair, aah!

(Throw arms up on "Aah!")

Just then Goldilocks, she woke up and broke up the party and beat it out of there

Bye, bye, bye, said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear

Bye, bye, bye, said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear

Hey ba ba ree bear, said the little wee bear, someone has broken my chair, aah!

(Throw arms up on "Aah!")

So ends the story of the Three Bears

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Carol LeNestour also sent in this version:

Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme there were three bears

One was a Mama Bear and one was a Papa Bear, and one was a Wee Bear

They all went a-walkin' in the woods they were talkin'

When along came a little girl with long golden curly hair and

Her name was Goldilocks and up upon the door she knocked

<knock, knock, knock, knock>

But no-one was there,

She didn't care, no-one was there,

So she walked right in and had herself a ball.

Home came those three bears!

"Someone's been eating my porridge", said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge", said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear.

"Bee bop a ree bear", said the little wee bear!

"Someone's been sitting in my chair", said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair", said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear.

"Bee bop a ree bear", said the little wee bear!

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed", said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear.

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed", said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear.

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, and she's still there!"

Just then Goldilocks, woke up and broke up the party and beat it out of there

"Bye, bye, bye", said the Papa Bear, said the Papa Bear

"Bye, bye, bye", said the Mama Bear, said the Mama Bear

"Bee bop a ree bear", said the little wee bear!

So ends the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.... Yeah!

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Amy Peterson submitted this version:

Deep in a forest in a tiny little cottage

There lived three bears, cha, cha, cha

One was a Papa Bear,

One was a Mamma Bear,

One was Wee Bear, cha, cha

One day they went walking,

Through the deep woods a talking.

When along, along, along came a little girl.

With gold hair and her name was Goldilocks.

And up upon the door she knocked.

But no one was there, no, no one was there.

Home, home, home came

The three bears, cha, cha.

"Someone's been eating my porridge", said the Papa Bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge", said the Mamma Bear.

"Hey bob-de-ree-bear" said the little Wee Bear,

"Someone has broken my chair." CRASH!

Just then Goldie Locks, she woke up.

And broke up the story as she beat it outta there.

"Goodby, bye, bye," said the Papa Bear

"Goodbye, bye, bye," said the Mamma Bear.

"Hey bob-de-ree-bear" said the little Wee Bear,

So ends the story of the three little bears.

Na-na-na, Na-na-na-na,

Na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na,

Do-Wha. Cha, cha, Yeah.