The Ugly Bug Ball

"The Ugly Bug Ball" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers and is featured in the movie Summer Magic.

Lyrics
Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a sympathetic beetle by his side I've got nobody to hug I'm such an ug-i-ly bug

Then a spider and a dragonfly replied If you're serious and want to win a bride Come along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball

Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)



And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball

While the crickets click their cricky melodies All the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas Then up from under the ground The worms came squirming around Oh they danced until their legs were nearly lame Every little crawling creature you could name Everyone was glad What a time they hade They were so happy they came

Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)

To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball

The our caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was beautiful and yellow black and green He said would you care to dance Their dancing lead to romance Then she sat upon his caterpillar knee And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze Soon they'll honeymoon Build a big cocoon Thanks to the ugly bug ball

Come on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball

Trivia
Origionaly Walt Disney didn't like the song and didn't want it in the movie. The Sherman Brothers explained to him that, though humans may find bugs ugly, the bugs don't know that they are. Disney then agreed to put the song in the movie.

The song, bung by Burl Ives in the movie, became one of his most popular songs to date.