Songs and lyrics for songs about Snoopy
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron
1966, The Royal Guardsmen:
After the turn of the century
In the clear blue skies over Germany
Came a roar and a thunder men had never heard,
Like the scream and the sound of a big war bird.
Up in the sky, a man in a plane
Baron von Richthofen was his name
Eighty men tried, and eighty men died
Now they're buried together on the countryside
Chorus: Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more
The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' out the score
Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree
Of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany
In the nick of time, a hero arose
A funny-looking dog with a big black nose
He flew into the sky to seek revenge
But the Baron shot him down--"Curses, foiled again!"
Chorus
Now, Snoopy had sworn that he'd get that man
So he asked the Great Pumpkin for a new battle plan
He challenged the German to a real dogfight
While the Baron was laughing, he got him in his sight
That Bloody Red Baron was in a fix
He'd tried everything, but he'd run out of tricks
Snoopy fired once, and he fired twice
And that Bloody Red Baron went spinning out of sight
Chorus
Fade on chorus second time
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Return Of The Red Baron
Royal Guardsmen
(plane crash, laughing and "Der curse little klinehund Snoopy")
You remember that baron flying high in the sky
When Snoopy shot him down with a gleam in his eye
But that baron had leaped from his blood-red plane
Just before it burst into a ball of flame
Snoopy circled back to check his kill
Saw the bloody red baron standing high on a hill
Then he swooped down low
Shouted "Curse you red baron!"
The German shook his fist you could hear him swear "Ach der
lieber!"
Hey watch out little Snoopy
You're really in a mess
You thought you were through with the bloody red baron
But it looks like he's not down yet
Then a cry went up all over the land
The bloody red baron would strike again
But brave little Snoopy said "Never fear"
As he headed for his plane all the people cheered (Yeeaaaahhhh!)
Hey watch out little Snoopy
You're really in a mess
You thought you were through with the bloody red baron
But it looks like he's not down yet
Snoopy blazed a trail straight across the sea
Searching in vain for his enemy
Then he found that German trying to fix his plane
A-sweatin' and a-cussin' about to go insane
Take it:
Snoopy landed for a pistol duel
The baron was worried
Snoopy was cool
He fired a shot and missed
Started to run
Before Snoopy had a chance to raise his gun
Hey watch out red baron
Snoopy is on your trail
One of these days he's gonna make you pay
And you'll go straight to-
Well watch out red baron
Snoopy is on your trail
One of these days he's gonna make you pay
And you'll go straight to-
Well watch out red baron...(fade)
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Snoopy's Christmas
1966, The Royal Guardsmen
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, [Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas
tree]
du kannst mir sehr gefallen! [Of all the trees most lovely]
The news had come out in the First World War
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again.
Was the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man
The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my friend"
The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
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Snoopy For President
1968, The Royal Guardsmen
(The original single version of this song featured a spoken
introduction by "The Red Baron," mentioning the then-current
presidential candidates for the 1968 election. Unfortunately,
Bobby Kennedy was assassinated just days after the record had
already been shipped to stores. Later pressings eliminated
the spoken intro.)
Written by Phillip A. Gernhard, Dick Holler, and Arnold Lee
Shapiro
The time had come to elect a President
And all the famous candidates thought they were heaven-sent
They screamed and raved and pounded their hands above their
hearts
But soon the noble promises were hard to tell apart
Waiting at the pumpkin patch, a dog sincere and brave
And everybody hoped that soon the country he would save
The pumpkin said "The day has come for you to take a stand"
"For love has left the people across our native land"
Some wear the sign of the elephant
and some wear the sign of the mule
But we'll hold the sign of the beagle high
and love will shine right through
All the politicians, they swore he couldn't win
But Snoopy only shook his head and flashed his famous grin
He jumped into his faithful friend, the Sopwith Camel plane
And bounced around the countryside from Washington to Maine
Some wear the sign of the elephant
and some wear the sign of the mule
But we'll hold the sign of the beagle high
and love will shine right through
New York State was lookin' bad till Snoopy made a speech
Soon Illinois and Tennessee were both within his reach
He won the vote in Oregon but time was growin' thin
And back at the convention hall, the votes were pourin' in
Snoopy smiled his way into the hearts of everyone
But when the votes were counted up, they found he needed one
The winning vote for Snoopy came when a stranger raised his hand
Snoopy turned, the stranger spoke
"Mein friend, vee meet again!"
Some wear the sign of the elephant and some wear the sign of
the mule
About The Royal Guardsmen
The Royal Guardsmen made a career in the mid-60s out
of writing about Snoopy, the dog in the Peanuts comic strip.
The group formed in 1966 in Ocala, Florida, USA and
consisted of Chris Nunley (vocals), Tom Richards
(lead guitar), Barry Winslow (rhythm guitar/vocals),
Bill Balogh (guitar), Billy Taylor (organ) and
John Burdette (drums).
That same year, under the management of Phil Gernhard,
the group signed to Laurie Records and recorded
Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron, which ultimately peaked
at number 2 in the US chart in January 1967 and
eventually reached number 8 in the UK chart that same year.
Capitalizing on the debut's success, they recorded further
Snoopy songs—The Return Of The Red Baron,
Snoopy's Christmas and Snoopy For President—
as well as other novelty songs.
The Royal Guardsmen disbanded in 1968
The Beagle Has Landed
by Michele Eatough
to the tune of "Hope Aerie"
The night moon glows; up Snoopy goes.
Here stands a doghouse no more.
The mighty plane of a flying ace,
The Sopwith Camel, stands in its place
To fight in the first World war.
For the beagle has landed
To drink root beer again.
Now he'll fly, his country to defend.
Engines churn while machine guns burn;
The enemy falls from the sky.
Shot down, the mighty flying ace,
But another plane comes to fill the place.
The Red Baron swears he'll die.
For the beagle is branded.
Red Baron plans to rend
Snoopy's Sopwith Camel, end to end.
In pale moonlight, the two planes fight;
Soon both are riddled with holes.
But the Baron hits some vital spot,
And the Sopwith Camel, smoking and hot,
Falls to the Earth below.
And the beagle crash-landed.
Let the Baron beware when
Snoopy climbs his doghouse once again.Prophets and prisms and planets in motion,
Pebbles I gather in front of Truth's Ocean.
Fluxions that help me in my measurings --
These are a few of my favorite things.
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