# The Three Stooges Theme Song

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 26, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404 "2013-02-26T02:22:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404/1 "2013-02-26T02:22:26Z")

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What was the name of the Three Stooges Theme Song that was NOT “Three Blind Mice” but was played on several other shorts starring Curley? In fact, it’s sampled at the end of “The Curley Shuffle” song. Any ideas who may have written it?

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404/2 "2013-02-26T02:37:26Z")

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Do you mean [Listen to the Mocking Bird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGND73NdaLs), one of those cheerful Victorian ditties that Twain made fun of in Huckleberry Finn? Written by Septimus Winner, pretending to be a depressing female poet.

I’m dreaming now of Hally, sweet Hally, sweet Hally;  
I’m dreaming now of Hally,  
For the thought of her is one that never dies:  
She’s sleeping in the valley, the valley, the valley;  
She’s sleeping in the valley,  
And the mocking bird singing where she lies.

Chorus:  
Listen to the mocking bird, listen to the mocking bird,  
The mocking bird still singing o’er her grave;  
Listen to the mocking bird, listen to the mocking bird,  
Still singing where the weeping willows wave.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404/3 "2013-02-26T02:42:10Z")

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That’s what I think, too. (FWIW.)

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**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404/4 "2013-02-26T03:55:53Z")

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Nicely done. I recognize that as the song the OP mentions as well.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-stooges-theme-song/651404/5 "2013-02-26T08:37:30Z")

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You can even hear birds singing in the background:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6qZjAbknVd0/hqdefault.jpg "The Three Stooges 1930's Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qZjAbknVd0)