The Runaway Pancake

Lyrics

This is a story that has a song in sight And here's a story about Aunt May Who decided to make a delicious pancake for herself for lunch one day She took out all the ingredients she needed to make a pancake Like flour, milk, butter, salt, and sugar She whipped them all up in a basin She poured the batter into a hot, greasy skillet She turned it over twice with a spatula and it was golden brown And Aunt May made a terrible mistake She decided she wasn't quite so hungry yet So she put it in the oven to warm it up for an hour or two But you'll never do that with a pancake And this is the story of… Why, you don't know She ran into her living room and started working on her chores She mopped, she dusted, she swept, vacuumed, and polished But when she did, she heard a sound coming from the oven And it sounded quite muffled like this "Hey! Hey, what's going on in here? Come on, let me out of here!" And she ran back to the kitchen to where the sound was coming from And she opened up the oven door, this much, and…BANG! Out came the Runaway Pancake! He had two naughty eyes and a mischievous grin And he wore a very naughty expression, like this! So he rolled across the kitchen floor, across the living room floor And out the front door, across the front yard, and down the country lane! And Auntie May was chasing after him, shouting "Come back! Come back! Come back! You are my lunch!" And this is a song that the Pancake started to sing: "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May chasing after him And pretty soon they met up with an old dog named Tray He was lying on the road, chewing on his bone So Old Dog Tray took a look at the Pancake and he said "Pancakes go good with bones. You're going to be my lunch!" And what did the Pancake say? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May and Old Dog Tray chasing after him And pretty soon they came to a cow She was standing in the tall grass chewing her cud So the Cow took a look at the Pancake and said "Mooooooo. Pancakes go good with cud. You're going to be my lunch!" And what did the Pancake say? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May, Old Dog Tray, and now the Cow chasing after him And pretty soon, they came to a donkey He was standing in the green-growing fields So the Donkey brayed really loud at the Pancake and said "HEEHAW! HEEHAW! HEEHAW! Pancakes go good with grass. You're going to be my lunch!" And what did the Pancake say? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May, Old Dog Tray, the Cow, and now the Donkey chasing after him And pretty soon, they came to a big old gray wolf The Wolf took a look at the Pancake and he licked the chops! And he said "Pancakes go good with chops. You're going to be my lunch!" And what did the Pancake say? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I've got away from the Donkey's bray I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May, Old Dog Tray, the Cow, the Donkey, and now the Wolf chasing after him And pretty soon, they came to a big old brown bear He was standing near a honey beehive, licking the honey off his paws So he took a look at the Pancake and said "Mmmmm. Pancakes go good with honey." And you know he was right "You're going to be my lunch!" And you know he was wrong, because what did the Pancake say? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I've got away from the Donkey's bray I've got away from the Wolf all gray I'll get away from you, I can!" And he rolled along, and he rolled along With Auntie May, Old Dog Tray, the Cow, the Donkey, the Wolf, and the Bear chasing after him And pretty soon, they came to a hill A very steep hill And he rolled along, and he rolled along And he started to roll up the hill And pretty soon, they came to a big oak tree standing at the side of the road Lying in the shade of the big oak tree, just taking it easy on that hot afternoon Was a sly…old…red…fox The Fox took one look at the Pancake And the Pancake eyeballed the Fox And the Fox said "You're going to be my lunch." And what do you think the Pancake said? "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I've got away from the Donkey's bray I've got away from the Wolf all gray I even got away from the Bear today I'll get away from you, I can!" And the Fox said "I beg your pardon I'm sorry, Pancake dear As you may know, foxes are a bit hard of hearing I'm afraid you have to roll a little closer and perhaps sing it a little louder Then maybe, just maybe I might be able to understand your words." So the Pancake rolled to where he was only three feet away from that Fox's nose And a little louder he sang: "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow! Run, run as fast as you can! I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I've got away from the Donkey's bray I've got away from the Wolf all gray I even got away from the Bear today I'll get away from you, I can!" Then the Fox said "Sorry. Pancake, darling. I still can't hear you If you roll a little closer and sing it a little louder Then maybe, just maybe I might better comprehend your meaning." So, the Pancake rolled to where he was only one foot away from that Fox's nose And a little louder he sang: "No, no! No, no, no! I'm too fast, and you're too slow…" "No, no, no, no, no! I'm sorry!" said the Fox "Pancake, dear! I still can't hear you! You have to roll a little closer and sing it a little louder! Then maybe I can!" So, the Pancake rolled to where he was only six inches away from that Fox's nose And then a little louder he sang: "No, no! No, no, no!…" "I'm so sorry, Pancake, darling! I'm afraid I still can't hear you!" yelled the Fox "You have to roll a little closer and sing it a little louder! Then maybe I'll just have to!" So…the Pancake rolled to where he was only ONE INCH away from that Fox's nose! And as loud as he could, he sang: "No, no! No, no, no!…" "GHHHHAAAAAARRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!" The Fox ate the Pancake with one enormous gulp! And you think that was the end of the story, wouldn't you? Well, it isn't Because the Fox looked up And what do you think he saw? Auntie May, Old Dog Tray, the Cow, the Donkey, the Wolf, and the Bear Panting and sweating and hot and angry They were so mad at that Fox for eating their lunch that they chased him out of the forest, where he was never seen or heard of him again And you think that was the end of the story, wouldn't you? No, it isn't Because if you listen carefully to that Fox's tummy You can still hear that Pancake singing Because you remember the Fox had swallowed him whole But now it was a different song A little slower, a little sadder, not quite so arrogant This is what it sounded like now: "Dear, oh, dear. Dear, oh, dear I am eaten up, I fear I ran, and I ran as fast as I could be I've got away from Auntie May I've got away from Old Dog Tray I've got away from the Cow in the hay I've got away from the Donkey's bray I've got away from the Wolf all gray Even got away from the Bear today But that sly old Fox… it's the end of me." And you think THAT was the end of the story, wouldn't you? Well, it is!