Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Country Fair (Ho-Dee-I, Ho-Dee-Ay) · Ken Carson/The Disney Chorus

So Dear To My Heart

℗ 1948 Walt Disney Pictures

Composer Lyricist: Mel Tormé/Robert Wells

The Owl:
Ho-dee-I, ho-dee-ay
What a great big, wonderful day
Not a care in the air
Everybody ya know
From Matilda to Joe
Will be there
At the county fair

Ho-dee-ay, ho-dee-I

The Birds:
What a great big, beautiful sky

The Owl:
All the clouds, like the crowds

The Birds:
You can bet we'll be dressed
In their finest and best
For their stay
At the fair today

The teenage misters
Will be shooin' little sisters
To the Ferris Wheel up above
And they'll be gettin'
Their best gals for pettin'
In the Tunnel of Love

The Owl:
Ho-dee-I

The Birds:
I-oh-I

The Owl:
Ho-dee-ay

The Birds:
Ay-oh-ay

All:
Come and throw your troubles away

The Owl:
Just a grin gets you in

All:
On this day of the year
When there's nothing but cheer
To share
At the county fair