Goodbye for Now

Goodbye for Now is the closing theme for The Book of Pooh. It is performed by the cast and was written by Brian Woodbury and Mitchell Kriegman. In the song, the characters sing a goodbye to the viewers and about adventures that they will have the next time we come into The Book of Pooh. It is also known as Now It's Time To close The book. Pooh enter's Christopher's room and then his friends come and sing. When they are done singing, they jump back into the book. On the play house disney 2001 cd, it dose not sing the part where pooh and piglet jump into the book. At the end of goodbye for now, a dog barks, and then the playhouse disney mouse cheers after the song is over.

The song has two forms, the original version and a shortened version. The original version was used on the initial broadcasts of the program and on all home video releases. The shortened version was used once educational recaps were added to the end of each episode. The original version is featured as the final track on the album Songs from The Book of Pooh, but is altered so that the cast performs the later verses, rather than a male chorus, as on the program. The shortened version was featured as Track 11 on the original Playhouse Disney album release.

An instrumental-only version of the song can be heard at the end of Stories from the Heart, as this release ends with Christopher Robin telling a story to the characters.

Lyrics
Pooh: Now's the time to close the book

Piglet: Though we've just begun, it's true

Tigger: We'll say goodbye until another day

Pooh and Piglet: Another day with new adventures on the way

Tigger: They're on the way

Pooh and Piglet: We're on our way

All: So off we go, we won't be far, we'll be waiting here for you.

Pooh: With hills to run

Tigger: And higher trees to climb

Piglet: And someone there to catch you

All: In the nick of time

So it's goodbye for now, to all of you,

We'll meet again when you all come, into The Book of Pooh

Goodbye for now (Goodbye for now), To all of you (To all of you)

Male Chorus: From here among all the best of friends, here where the story never ends

Back in the Hundred Acre Wood (Christopher Robin: Mom, I'm home!) Here in the Book of Pooh

Back in the Hundred Acre Wood...here in the Book...of...Pooh, woof woof!