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"The Merrily Song" is a song in the The Wind in the Willows segment in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, sung by Mr. Toad and Cyril Proudbottom while going around the British countryside in the canary colored gypsy cart. This song is the theme for the Mr. Toad's Wild Ride attraction. It is also included in Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly! and Disney Sing Along Songs: Collection of All Time Favorites: The Early Years.

Lyrics[]

Mr. Toad: Tally Ho! Tally Ho! Tally Ho!
Are we on our way to Nottingham, to Brittingham, to Buckingham
Or any hammy hamlet by the sea? No!
Cyril: Are we on our way to Devonshire, to Lancashire, or Worcestershire?
I'm not so sure, we’ll have to wait and see!
Mr. Toad: Are we on our way to Dover or going merrily over
The jolly road that goes to Plymouth Hoe?

Mr. Toad and Cyril: No! We're merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
merrily on our way to nowhere in particular
We’re merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
merrily on our way though the roads are perpendicular

Cyril: We're always in a hurry
Mr. Toad: We have no time to stall
Mr. Toad and Cyril: We got to be there, we got to be there,
But where we can't recall
Whoo!

We're merrily, merrily, merrily,
merrily, merrily on our way, and we may
be going to Devonshire, to Lancashire, to Worcestershire
We're not so sure, but what do we care, we're only sure we got to be there!
We're merrily on our way to nowhere at all!

Trivia[]

  • The Disney Sing Along Songs version repeats the first verse, and also features a clip from The Practical Pig of Fiddler Pig diving into a pond of water on the lyric "Or any hammy hamlet by the sea? No!" and Susie the Little Blue Coupe of the traffic light switch on the lyric "I'm not so sure, we’ll have to wait and see!". The word "Worcestershire" was also spelt "Woostershire" instead.
  • The song was referenced in the House of Mouse episode "Big Bad Wolf Daddy" at the beginning of the episode where Mr. Toad gets caught by the police for causing a delay on the freeway and shouts at them, "Let me go! Merrily on my way to nowhere in particular!".
  • The song is very similar to I’m Late. Because it tells about how certain characters are on their way to something.


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Media
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (The Wind in the WillowsThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow) • Video
Disney Parks
Mr. Toad's Wild RideStorybook Land Canal Boats

Restaurants: Toad Hall RestaurantSleepy Hollow Inn
Firework: Wonderful World of Animation
Halloween: Frightfully Fun ParadeGlow in the Park Halloween ParadeMickey's Boo-to-You Halloween ParadeThe Revenge of the Headless Horseman

Characters
J. Thaddeus ToadCyril ProudbottomRattyMoleAngus MacBadgerMr. WinkieWeaselsThe ProsecutorRed DevilsIchabod CraneKatrina Van TasselBrom BonesTildaBaltus Van TasselGunpowderDaredevilThe Headless Horseman
Songs
The Merrily SongIchabod CraneKatrinaHeadless Horseman
Locations
Toad HallSleepy Hollow