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[morwen]

In the song The Teddy Bears' Picnic it is said that "if you go down to the woods to-day, you'd better go in disguise", because "the teddy bears [are having] their picnic", and that if you don't you'll be "in for a big surprise". It further says that if you do go, "you'd better not go alone" and that it is "safer to stay at home".

This always confused me when I was a child. What precisely would the teddy bears do to you if they saw you not in disguise?

I think I was under the impression they were violent teddy bears who would not appreciate human visitors and probably kill them, possibly torturing them first. Am I disturbed?

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I have to say that I always assumed that if I didn't go disguised as a bear I would become part of the picnic... clearly it is safer to stay at home but if you must go (not forgetting your bear costume) then perhaps having company will again decrease the probability of becoming lunch.

Not sure why I assumed teddy bears would want to eat me but there you go... you are not alone. :)