Peter Cottontail

The joy and fun of Easter is incomplete without parties, yummy food and loads of music. In fact, music is the very life breath of every celebration and the same remains true for Easter too. During Easter parties, people indulge in feast, fun, dance and celebration that only add to double up the fun part of the festivity. The legendary Easter Bunny, which is an indispensable part of every Easter celebrations, has a slew of songs dedicated to it. Several noted singers and writers have penned beautiful lines as a tribute to the Easter Bunny. 'Peter Cottontail' by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins is one of the best bunny songs that we have around. After the huge popularity of Christmas songs like Here Comes Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer that the duo had written, they came up with an Easter song on Easter bunny that went on to become the most loved Easter melodies of all time. Composed in the year 1950, the song describes the Easter bunny, which brings gifts, chocolates and happiness to all. The songs recounts how Peter Cottontail, the Easter bunny goes around delivering Easter goodies to young kids and hides egg and chocolates in the houses for the children to discover. Penned beautifully and endowed with an amazing story line, the 'Peter Cottontail' is the best musical compilation for any Easter get-together. To get better knowledge about the song, go through the lyrics of the song given below.

Peter Cottontail - by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
Peter Cottontail
Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping' down the bunny trail,
Hippity, hoppity,
Easter's on its way.

Bringing' every girl and boy Baskets full of Easter joy,
Things to make your Easter bright and gay.
He's got jellybeans for Tommy,
Colored eggs for sister Sue,
There's an orchid for your Mommy
And an Easter bonnet, too.

Oh! here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping' down the bunny trail,
Hippity hoppity,
Happy Easter day.

Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping' down the bunny trail,
Look at him stop, and listen to him say:
"Try to do the things you should."
Maybe if you're extra good,
He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way.

You'll wake up on Easter morning
And you'll know that he was there
When you find those chocolate bunnies
That he's hiding everywhere.

Oh! here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping' down the bunny trail,
Hippity hoppity,
Happy Easter day.

Due to its immense popularity, the writer duo of Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins came up with non-Easter lyrics of the song that was featured in Walt Disney's Peter Cottontail Plus Other Funny Bunnies and their Friends. Listen to this song and have hippity, hoppity Easter Day ahead!