Frosty the snowman
by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corn cob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made of coal Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made out of snow But the children know how he came to life one day There must have been some magic in That old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be And the children say he could laugh and play Just the same as you and me Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day So he said, Let's run and have some fun before I melt away Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand Running here and there all around the square Saying Catch me if you can He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And he only paused a moment When he heard him holler stop Frosty the snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye sayin', Please don't cry I'll be back again some day

© Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Frosty the Snowman" (or "Frosty the Snow Man") is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year; Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded "Frosty" in search of another seasonal hit. Like "Rudolph", "Frosty" was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special by Rankin/Bass Productions (formerly known as Videocraft International), Frosty the Snowman. The ancillary rights to the Frosty the Snowman character are owned by Warner Bros., but due to the prominence of the TV special, merchandising of the character is generally licensed in tandem with that special's current owners, DreamWorks Classics.

Walter E. "Jack" Rollins (September 15, 1906 - January 1, 1973) was an American musician of Keyser, West Virginia. He co-wrote "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," used in the Easter special of the same name, in 1949, and "Frosty the Snowman" in 1950. Jack Rollins also wrote "Smokey the Bear" for the public-service mascot Smokey Bear, and co-wrote many country songs for artists such as Hank Snow, George Jones and Eddy Arnold. Rollins died on January 1, 1973, and is buried in Queens Point Memorial Cemetery in Keyser. Steve Nelson was a disc jockey, radio producer and singer, he co-writer a number of songs with jack Rollins, including "Frosty the Snowman" and "Here Comes Peter Cottontail".