Hansel and Gretel Listen here!
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Hansel and Gretel, their family was poor.
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Their father and step-mother worked hard, for sure,
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But one day when they went outside to play
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They heard their step-mother say:
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We can’t feed ourselves
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What about the children?
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Take them to the woods
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There we should leave them.
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Hansel and Gretel came up with a plan.
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They filled their pockets with pebbles and stones.
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Into the woods they left them on the path.
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And then they followed them home.
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Then the next day
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Their step-mother took them
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Back to the woods
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And there she left them.
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But they had filled their pockets with crumbs of bread
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And planned to follow them home.
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Hansel, where are they?
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I know that we dropped them.
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Gretel, it seems that the
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Birds may have got them.
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Now the poor children were lost in the woods
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And could not find their way home.
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Hansel, I’m so tired and I’m hungry too.
Gretel look ahead. I see a house do you?
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The children ran up to the house that they saw
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And found it covered in sugar and sweets.
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They started nibbling the corners away,
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But then they heard a voice say
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This is my house!
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How dare you eat it!
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Come right inside
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I'll make you can sweep it!
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Hansel and Gretel followed the voice
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Hoping that she would help them home.
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Children you’re mine now
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I’ll eat you for supper.
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Girl you do the work
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And you boy I will fatten.
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Poor Gretel cleaned the house day after day
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While Hansel stayed locked away in a cage.
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The witch made him hold out his finger each day,
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But he held out a chicken bone.
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One day she said it’s time to cook a big stew.
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Girl you prepare it and boy I will eat you.
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But when the oven was so hot and red
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Gretel pushed the witch in instead.
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They ran outside and tried to find their way home
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But they remained lost so deep in the wood.
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There up ahead a dark figure they saw
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It was there father who stood.
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Children I’ve found you
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I’m sorry I left you.
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Day after day through the woods
I’ve been searching.
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Your evil stepmother has now gone away
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And I will take you both home.
Copyright 2005 Shauna Tominey
a E a
Hansel and Gretel, their family was poor.
E
Their father and step-mother worked hard, for sure,
a E a
But one day when they went outside to play
E a
They heard their step-mother say:
C G
We can’t feed ourselves
a E
What about the children?
F E
Take them to the woods
E
There we should leave them.
a E a
Hansel and Gretel came up with a plan.
a E
They filled their pockets with pebbles and stones.
a E a
Into the woods they left them on the path.
E a
And then they followed them home.
d a
Then the next day
E a
Their step-mother took them
d a
Back to the woods
E
And there she left them.
a E a
But they had filled their pockets with crumbs of bread
E a
And planned to follow them home.
d a
Hansel, where are they?
E a
I know that we dropped them.
d a
Gretel, it seems that the
E
Birds may have got them.
a E a
Now the poor children were lost in the woods
E a
And could not find their way home.
a
Hansel, I’m so tired and I’m hungry too.
Gretel look ahead. I see a house do you?
E a
The children ran up to the house that they saw
E
And found it covered in sugar and sweets.
a E a
They started nibbling the corners away,
E a
But then they heard a voice say
C G
This is my house!
a E
How dare you eat it!
F E
Come right inside
E
I'll make you can sweep it!
a E a
Hansel and Gretel followed the voice
E a
Hoping that she would help them home.
d a
Children you’re mine now
E a
I’ll eat you for supper.
d a
Girl you do the work
E
And you boy I will fatten.
a E a
Poor Gretel cleaned the house day after day
E
While Hansel stayed locked away in a cage.
a E a
The witch made him hold out his finger each day,
E a
But he held out a chicken bone.
E a
One day she said it’s time to cook a big stew.
a E
Girl you prepare it and boy I will eat you.
a E a
But when the oven was so hot and red
E a
Gretel pushed the witch in instead.
E a
They ran outside and tried to find their way home
E
But they remained lost so deep in the wood.
a E a
There up ahead a dark figure they saw
E a
It was there father who stood.
d a
Children I’ve found you
E a
I’m sorry I left you.
d a E
Day after day through the woods
I’ve been searching.
a E a
Your evil stepmother has now gone away
E a
And I will take you both home.
Copyright 2005 Shauna Tominey
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