Key: G major
Verse 1
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Story
Time!
The
Gingerbread
Man
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Once upon a time, there was a lady who lived in
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a little white cottage in the countryside.
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This lady really
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liked to bake cookies.
extra nice!
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Something with flour, sugar, and spice!
So she got out her red mixing bowl
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and her big wooden spoon and…
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Oh, can I stir?
Reggie, it's just a story.
Oh, sorry,
Zach.
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She mixed up the dough until
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it was just right.
Then she rolled it out with
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a rolling pin.
and it's soft like butter.
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I think it's time for my cookie cutter.
gingerbread man shape,
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Then baked it in the oven the house was filled
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In a few minutes the cookie was done,
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let's get you dressed
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She gave the cookie candy eyes chocolate
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buttons and a bowtie made of icing
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Look at the cookie. I've
got on my pan.
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What shall I call him gingerbread man?
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Gingerbread
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Man, you're good enough to eat.
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starting with your feet.
Gingerbread
Man jumped off the pan.
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And before the lady knew it, he had
The lady ran after him, shaking her spoon.
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Where are you going?
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Run, run as fast as you can.
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You can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man!
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Run, run, as fast as you can!
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You can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man!
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The
Gingerbread
Man thought he was safe,
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doing some stretches.
He should have done a shake break.
True.
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Oh, hello there.
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Who are you?
you look good enough to chew!
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Gingerbread
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Turn around cookie, I want a snack!
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Run, run as fast as you can!
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You can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man!
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Run, run as fast as you can!
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You can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man!
Gingerbread
who was picking flowers!
Good day, sir.
Welcome to my land.
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May I shake your hand?
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Or maybe I could chew your hand.
Gingerbread
Man started running again.
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Where are you going?
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Turn around, cookie, I want a snack!
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Run, run as fast as you can.
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You can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
Man.
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Run, run, as fast as you can,
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you can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man!
Gingerbread
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who was just about to eat a big piece of broccoli.
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I smell something sweet and warm to munch.
The
Gingerbread
Man started running again.
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Come right back, turn around cookie,
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Run, run as fast as you can,
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you can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man.
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Run, run as fast as you can,
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you can't catch me, I'm the
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Gingerbread
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Man.
The
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Gingerbread
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Man came to a stream, but
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Man can't swim.
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Do you know why,
Reggie?
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Because he isn't
wearing a bathing suit?
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soggy and fall apart.
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Nobody likes a mushy cookie.
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Luckily for him,
a fox was swimming in the water.
You can trust me.
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the mustache man, the lady in the bonnet,
that he hopped on the fox's
The fox started swimming.
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Hop onto my neck.
It's getting even deeper,
hop on to my head
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It's getting really deep,
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The gingerbread man saw that they were
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He imagined getting to the other side and
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making fun of the people who had tried to
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chase him, so he hopped on to
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the fox's nose.
All of the sudden,
the fox flipped him up into the air.
And when he came down,
the fox opened his mouth wide and…
Oh no!
He gobbled him up in one bite!
The
End.
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