I was walking through the park one day

I was strolling through the park one day
In the merry merry month of May
I was taken by surprise
By a pair of roguish eyes
In a moment my poor heart was stole away

A smile was all she gave to me
[soft-shoe break]
Of course we were as happy as can be
[soft-shoe break]

I immediately raised my hat
And finally she remarked
I never shall forget
That lovely afternoon
I met her at the fountain in the park

I was strolling through the park one day
In the merry merry month of May
I was taken by surprise
By a pair of roguish eyes
In the merry merry month of May

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"While Strolling Through the Park" is a song featured in the 1941 Mickey Mouse short film The Nifty Nineties with music composed by Charles Wolcott and lyrics written by Ed Haley. The song was also included in the Disney Sing Along Songs video Fun with Music (as well as 101 Notes of Fun) and Walt Disney World Resort's Easter Parade and Spring Trolley show.

It was also performed by Kermit the Frog and Heather Locklear in episode 203 of Muppets Tonight.

Goofy also briefly sings the song in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas in the Christmas Maximus segment.

Lyrics:

I was walking through the park one day 

I came across a dog at play 

And the dog said, “ruff ruff ruff...”

I was walking through the park one day 

I came across a cat at play 

And the cat said, “meow meow meow...”

I was walking through the park one day 

I came across a duck at play 

And the duck said, “quack quack quack...”

I was walking through the park one day 

I came across a child at play 

And the child said, “la la la...”

"The Fountain in the Park", also known as "While Strolling Through (or Thru') the Park One Day", is a song by Ed Haley, a member of the vaudeville act the Haley Brothers.[1] Some authors believe the song was written by Robert A. Keiser, to whom Haley dedicated the song.[2][3] The song was published in 1884 by Willis Woodward & Co. of New York, but dates from about 1880.[4] It is best known for the lyric "While strolling through the park one day, in the merry merry month of May," and has been featured in numerous films, including Strike Up the Band (1940), in which it was sung by Judy Garland.

As early as 1938, Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra recorded the song as a Swing Jazz fox trot entitled In the Merry Month of May for Bluebird Records (#B-7606, 1938) featuring the young concert accordionist John Serry Sr.[5][6]

Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961)

Apollo 17[edit]

A few bars of "The Fountain in the Park" were sung on the Moon by NASA Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan on the Apollo 17 mission. Schmitt started by singing "I was strolling on the Moon one day..." when Cernan joined in. Cernan kept with the original "merry month of May", however, while Schmitt sang "December", which was the actual date at the time. After a brief debate, Schmitt resumed, singing "When much to my surprise, a pair of bonny eyes..." before humming the notes instead. Moments later, Capsule Communicator Robert A. Parker cut in from Houston, saying "sorry about that, guys, but today may be December."[7]