Bugaloos

Original Air Dates: 1970 - 1972 (NBC)

Lyrics courtesy of Rick

Carolyn Ellis as Joy

John Philpott as Courage

John McIndoe as I.Q.

Wayne Laryea as Harmony

Billy Barty as Sparky the firefly

Martha Raye as Benita Bizarre.

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INTRO

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
We're in the air and everywhere
Flyin' high
Flyin' loose
Flyin' free as a summer breeze
Happy as a summer breeze

(Kazoo solo!)

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
We're in the air and everywhere!

OUTRO

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
We're in the air and everywhere
Flyin' high
Flyin' loose
Flyin' free as a summer breeze

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
We're climbing high and diving low
Through the sky
Across the land
Straight to you with a helping hand
Ready with a helping hand

(Kazoo solo)

We are friends indeed
Should you need
If you ever need

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
We're in the air and everywhere!
Flyin' high
Flyin' loose
Flyin' free like we all could be

I.Q.: Don't forget
Courage: To write
Harmony: We love to hear
Joy: From you

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos
Climbin' high and flying free . . .
 

LYRICS TO THEIR SELF-TITLED ALBUM

The Bugaloos

The Bugaloos, the Bugaloos,
We're in the air and everywhere
Flying high, flying loose
Flying free as a summer breeze
Happy as a summer breeze. 
The Bugaloos, the Bugaloos
We're climbing high and diving low
Through the sky, 'cross the land
Straight to you with a helping hand
Ready with a helping hand. 
We're friends indeed
Should you need, if you ever need
The Bugaloos, the Bugaloos
We're in the air and everywhere
Flying high, flying loose
Flying free as a summer breeze. 
The Bugaloos, the Bugaloos
I'm As Happy As Can Be

As everyone around can surely see
I feel fine today
Just the same as yesterday
It's good to feel so free. 
See the sun shining in the sky
See the pretty birds flying by
Life's so delectable
Lots of fun, and best of all
It's good to feel so free. 
Life is what you make of it
Put on a smile and laugh with it
And you will feel so good
Just the way you should. 
Everything is wonderful today
Nothing troubles me in any way
I don't have a care
My singing fills the air
It's good to feel so free
Good to feel so free.
 

It's New To You

Can it be?
Is it real?
Do you finally feel inside
The fire I've been trying to hide for so long? 
Well, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Yeah, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Well, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Long before you began loving me. 
Can it be?
Can we fly,
Be together and try to say
The things I've been dying to say for so long? 
Well, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Yeah, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Well, it's new to you but I've been loving you
Long before you began loving me.

 

Sparky

Sparky
Sparky let your light shine on
Oh, Sparky
If you want the grey clouds gone
Don't be afraid
Stand up and fly
The sun will find you
Don't be afraid
Light up! Right up! 
Sparky
You can sail above the trees
Oh, Sparky
What you doin' on your knees?
Don't be afraid
Why don't you try?
We're all behind you
You'll have it made. 
It's all right
We can help you if you let us.
This is your day
Believing can bring you all the way.
Hear me, Sparky
Won't you let your light shine on?
Oh, Sparky
Soon your fear will all be gone.

 

The Senses of Our World

If you listen to the sounds that surround you
You'll discover that you're never quite alone.
Hear the Earth and the sky say they love you
And they're happy that you're here to share their home. 
So take the time to taste the honey
In a summer breeze
Touch the love song every bird has learned to sing
Smell the sunlight as it warms you
On the clearest day
And you'll feel a part of what you're gathering
The senses of our world. 
Let your heart see the colors all around you
And the darkness that you fear will disappear
See the treasures that abound all around you
And believe that Mother Earth is glad you're here.
So take the time to taste the honey
In a summer breeze
Touch the love song every bird has learned to sing
Smell the sunlight as it warms you
On the clearest day
And you'll feel a part of what you're gathering
The senses of our world.

 

Fly Away With Us

Fly away with us into space
And far beyond
Come away with us to a place
Where love carries on 
You can keep in touch with reality.
There's no need to leave it behind.
Be aware of the warmth in you soul as we go,
And you're spinning and spinning,
Beginning to feel
The tranquility live in your mind. 
Fly away with us into space
And far beyond.
Come away with us to a place
Where love carries on. 
If you feel that we're only a fantasy,
You'll never accept us as true.
Understand that it's love
That will keep you above,
And your spinning will stop
As you're nearing the top
Of the meaning of the Bugaloos. 
Fly away with us into space
And far beyond.
Come away with us to a place
Where love carries on. 
Fly away with us into space
And far beyond.

 

For a Friend

If you need somebody to help you
Just let out a sound
and we'll be around
Again and again. 
For a friend
We would fly the earth
For a friend
Cause we know the worth of a friend
And there's nothing we won't do. 
If you need somebody to talk to
We'll always be there
To show that we care
Right up to the end. 
For a friend
We would fly the earth for a friend
Cause we know the worth of a friend
And there's nothing we won't do. 
If he wins
There we are to cheer for a friend
Or to dry a tear for a friend
Any friend we know is true.
For a friend like you.
For a friend like you.
For a friend like you.

 

Flicker Town

Paint your wings
Fly out there and knock them dead
You heard what we said
You'll steal the show
When you fly down
To Flicker Town 
Golden girl
The cameras are lined up now
Brush up on your bow
Those horns will blow
When you fly down
To Flicker Town 
You'll get a chance
To dance on a mountain
Someday you'll go
And throw
Three coins in a fountain, oh! 
Pack your bag
'Cause Oscar has eyes for you
They're playing your cue
The world will know
When you fly down
To Flicker Town
When you fly down
To Flicker Town 
Oh, yeah!

 

Older Woman

Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Happy birthday! 
Older woman
You're a little prettier today
Older woman
Is that what makes you smile that way?
There's a magic in your eyes
That wasn't there just yesterday 
Older woman
You're a little lovelier today
Older woman
Is that what makes you laugh that way?
It's the love that's in your eyes
That makes us want to say 
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Older woman
Older woman
Older woman

 

Gna Gna Gna Gna Gna

If you're down in the dumps
With a case of the grumps
And your get-up-and-go
Has got up and went
Remember the following magical words 
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna gna-aa! 
Silly, funny as it may seem
These words have a magical way
Of bringing you up from the downest of moods
And brightening your whole day 
If you're ever uptight
Any time, day or night
And you're frettin' and bettin'
You'll never pull through
Take a deep breath and repeat after me 
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna
Gna gna gna gna gna

 

Castles in the Air

Castles
Castles in the air
Take a paper plane
Through the rain
And you'll be
Floating free
Through those castles
Growing everywhere
Won't you let your mind
Just unwind
Go upstream
Toward a dream
You can ride on
A love you can glide on
Behind every cloud is a star
To light your way 
If you stumble
Don't be scared to tumble
Even when you're down
On the ground
Let a part
Of your heart
Reach for castles
Castles in the air
Castles in the air
Castles in the air

 

If You Become A Bugaloo

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If you become a Bugaloo
There's so much more that you can do
To make our world a better place to be! 
Lift your wings
And help us bring a little happiness
You can share our castles in the air
If you fly with us!
'Cause there's a lot more yet to happen
Before the whole wide world is free! 
And if you become a Bugaloo
There's so much more that you can do
To make our world a better place to be! 
Lift your wings
And help us sing a song of hopefulness
There's still time to put the Earth in rhyme
If you try with us
'Cause there's a lot more yet to happen
Before the whole wide world is free! 
And if you become a Bugaloo
There's so much more that you can do
To make our world a better place to be! 
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