Gene Autry - Peter Cottontail (from Hills of Utah 1951)

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Singing Cowboy Gene Autry performs his hit children's Easter song "Peter Cottontail" from his Columbia Pictures film "Hills of Utah" (1951).

Learn the history of Gene Autry's Easter recordings in the article "Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Gene Autry's 'Peter Cottontail' " written by his official biographer Holly George-Warren. Read it here: https://www.geneautry.com/news/2025/peter_cottontail_article.php

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PETER COTTONTAIL

HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
HIPPITY HOPPITY, HAPPY EASTER DAY

HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
HIPPITY HOPPIN', EASTER'S ON ITS WAY

BRINGIN' 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 A BOUQUET FOR YOUR MOMMY
AND AN EASTER BONNET, TOO

HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
HIPPITY HOPPITY, HAPPY EASTER DAY

HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
HIPPITY HOPPIN’, EASTER’S ON ITS WAY

TRY TO DO THE THINGS YOU SHOULD
MAYBE IF YOU'RE EXTRA GOOD
HE WILL MAKE YOUR EASTER BIGHT AND GAY

YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER MORNING
AND YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS THERE
WHEN YOU FIND THOSE CHOCOLATE BUNNIES
THAT HE'S HIDING EVERYWHERE

HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
HIPPITY HOPPITY, HAPPY EASTER DAY
HIPPITY HOPPITY, HAPPY EASTER DAY

Composers: Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins


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