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[[File:Teddy Bears' Picnic.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Teddy Bears' Picnic''.]]

'''Teddy Bears' Picnic''' is a 1907 children's song, written and composed by John Walter Bratton, with lurics by Jimmy Jennedy. Various recordings have been made over the decades, among others by Henry Hall in 1932.

==Frank Zappa==

Zappa quoted ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' during a performance of the ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' medley [[68/10/03 Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli Gardens in 1968 at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark]] and again in 1969 [[69/05/23 Appleton WI US Memorial Chapel, during a concert in Lawrence University at Appleton, Wisconsin]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>

In 1988, he also quoted it during a performance of ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'' in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and during ''[[Stairway to Heaven]]'', performed in Towson, Maryland. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>

At the end of ''[[Stairway To Heaven]]'', as performed on ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]'', Zappa also closes off by quoting from ''Teddy Bears' Picnic''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>

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 [[File:Teddy Bears' Picnic.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Teddy Bears' Picnic''.]]
-'''Teddy Bears' Picnic''' is a 1907 children's song, written and composed by John Walter Bratton, with lurics by Jimmy Jennedy. Various recordings have been made over the decades, among others by Henry Hall in 1932.
+'''Teddy Bears' Picnic''' is a 1907 children's song, written and composed by John Walter Bratton, with lyrics by Jimmy Jennedy. Various recordings have been made over the decades, among others by Henry Hall in 1932.
 ==Frank Zappa==
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 Zappa quoted ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' during a performance of the ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' medley [[68/10/03 Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli Gardens|in 1968 at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark]] and again in 1969 [[69/05/23 Appleton WI US Memorial Chapel, Lawrence University|, during a concert in Lawrence University at Appleton, Wisconsin]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>
-In 1988, he also quoted it during a performance of ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'' in [[88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre|Upper Darby, Pennsylvania]] and during ''[[Stairway to Heaven]]'', performed in [[88/03/23 Towson MD US Towson|Towson, Maryland]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>
+In 1988, he also quoted it during a performance of ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'' in [[88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre|Upper Darby, Pennsylvania]] and during ''[[Stairway To Heaven]]'', performed in [[88/03/23 Towson MD US Towson|Towson, Maryland]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>
 At the end of ''[[Stairway To Heaven]]'', as performed on ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]'', Zappa also closes off by quoting from ''Teddy Bears' Picnic''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>

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 ==Frank Zappa==
-Zappa quoted ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' during a performance of the ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' medley [[68/10/03 Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli Gardens|in 1968 at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark]] and again in 1969 [[69/05/23 Appleton WI US Memorial Chapel|, during a concert in Lawrence University at Appleton, Wisconsin]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>
+Zappa quoted ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' during a performance of the ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' medley [[68/10/03 Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli Gardens|in 1968 at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark]] and again in 1969 [[69/05/23 Appleton WI US Memorial Chapel, Lawrence University|, during a concert in Lawrence University at Appleton, Wisconsin]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>
 In 1988, he also quoted it during a performance of ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'' in [[88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre|Upper Darby, Pennsylvania]] and during ''[[Stairway to Heaven]]'', performed in [[88/03/23 Towson MD US Towson|Towson, Maryland]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/songs/Teddy_Bears'_Picnic.html</ref>