The Early Worm Gets the Bird (1939)

Willy the blackbird hunts for a worm for breakfast and gets chased by the fox.

Director: Tex Avery

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The Early Worm Gets the Bird

... and bless mammy, and bless pappy,
and make me a good little bird.

Amen!

That's mighty sweet, children. Goodnight.

Goodnight, mammy.

It say here...

I say, it say here,
the early bird gets the worm.

Oh, who cares about that?

Them precious little honey lambs.

Willy, you will hand over that book.

I 'clare to goodness.
You is too young to be reading that trash.

And 'sides, if you all try to catch that worm,
the old fox will catch you.

The fox? What's that, mammy?

Oh, he's this tall.
With big, round, green eyes,

and a long pointed nose, and long sharp teeth,

and he just loves to eat little birds,
Just Like You!

Now you all shut them big, brown eyes and
get to sleep.

Oh, I ain't scared of no old fox.

I'm going to get myself up early and get me
that worm for breakfast.

Yeah, and the fox will get you.

Oh, who's scared?

[rooster crows]

Shhh!!!

I'm going to see for myself
what that early bird look like.

You won't come out of there
and fight like a worm!

I dare you to come out.
Come on, I double dares you!

Yeah, come out and fight! Come on!

Come on, I double dare you to come out.
Come on! Come on out!

I'll get you, you worm. I'll get you.
Where is you? Where is he? Where is he?

I'll get him. Come on out of there. Come on.

There he goes!

Where?

There! Go get him!

[whistles]

[whistles]

You all trying to catch him too?

Yeah. Sure, sure.

He sure is a tricky little cuss, ain't he?

But we'll get him won't we?

Yeah, we'll get him.

But there's one thing us early birds got to
watch out for around here; the fox.

The fox?

Yeah, my mammy done told me
that he eats little birds.

She's says he was this tall,
he's tall as you is.

And she says he's got great big green eyes,
just like you all.

And a pointed nose, like yours.

And long sharp teeth,
just like, just like,

Uh Oh!

Help! Let me go! Let me go! Mammy! Mammy!
Help! Help! Save me, mammy!

Please, let me go! Mammy!
Help! Help! Help! Let me go!

Mammy! Help! Help! Save me mammy!
Mammy! Mammy! Help! Help! Save me mammy!

Don't eat me. Please let me go.
Mammy! Help! Help! Mammy! Help!

I've been stabbed! They'e done killed me!
Doctor! Doctor! Save me! Save me!

Hallelujah! Save me!

Wake up, my little sugar plums.
Did you all sleep good?

Yes, Mammy.

Yes, Mammy.

Yes, Mammy.

And just what does my little angels
want for breakfast?

Worms!

Worms!

I don't wants no worms for breakfast, mammy.

Neither does I, mammy.