A delightfully creepy moment from The Daydreamer (1966), a Rankin-Bass feature that combines live-action with "animagic" (aka stop-motion animation), to tell four stories from Hans Christian Andersen. In one of the stories, Thumbelina, our protaganists must enter the home of Mr. Mole--a dark, dank cave crawling with spiders, bugs and bats, who treat us to the memorable musical number, "Isn't it Cozy Here?"
ISN'T IT COZY HERE
Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy here?
Ten spiders, a-gaily spinning,
Nine bats a-hanging pretty,
Eight caterpillars here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
Seven centipedes a-flitting,
Six ladybugs a-knitting,
Five busy beetles here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
Four beez a-busy being,
Three fleas a-quickly fleeing,
Two flies right here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
One mole is here to tend it,
No windows, thats to lend it
A very cheery, friendly air,
Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy here?
The Daydreamer is available on DVD here.
ISN'T IT COZY HERE
Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy here?
Ten spiders, a-gaily spinning,
Nine bats a-hanging pretty,
Eight caterpillars here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
Seven centipedes a-flitting,
Six ladybugs a-knitting,
Five busy beetles here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
Four beez a-busy being,
Three fleas a-quickly fleeing,
Two flies right here and there,
Isn't it cozy here?
One mole is here to tend it,
No windows, thats to lend it
A very cheery, friendly air,
Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy? Isn't it cozy here?
The Daydreamer is available on DVD here.
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7 comments:
Sheesh I've been trying to find evidence that I really remembered this weird song and movie.I have sung it to my wife and kids for years and they think I'm nuts!
Is there anywhere to catch a glimpse of the scene where this song is sung?
DITTO! I've been torturing my poor wife, humming "Isn't it cozy, isn't it cozy, isn't it cozy here." I'm sure I've butchered the tune and most of the lyrics, but thank you for posting this. I never imagined I'd get any matches, despite the amazing mass information on the web. Thanks again!
Jody
I'm so glad I found this website. I thought that this song was from "Mad Monster Party". It runs through my head every Halloween.
I thought it was from "Mad Monster Party" too.
Did you know that Mad Monster Party was the last project done by Boris Karloff before he died?
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ge1ad
About 30 minutes in
OMG!!!! I saw this when I must have been 5 or less and NEVER EVER forgot the tune and scene!!!!! kept looking at xmas clips for some reason but could never find it....50 years later I finally found it and confirmed I wasn't crazy that I had heard this tune somewhere!!!! remarkable what an impact it made on me....the words 'isn't it cozy here' just STUCK....what a wonderful memory and tune.....thank you rankin bass!!!
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