SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 THE BEE SONG

Oh what a glorious thing to be,
A healthy grown up busy busy bee,
Whiling away
The passing hours
Pinching all the pollen
From the cauliflow'rs.
I'd like to be a busy little bee,
Being just as busy as a bee can be,
Flying round the garden
Brightest ever seen,
Taking back the honey
To the dear old queen.

Oh what a glorious thing to be,
A healthy grown up busy busy bee,
Toying with the tulips,
Tasting ev'ry type,
Building up the honeycomb
That looks like tripe.
I'd like to be a busy little bee,
Being just as busy as a bee can be,
Flying all around
In the wild hedgerows,
Stinging all the cows
Upon the parson's nose.

Oh what a glorious thing to be,
A healthy grown up busy busy bee,
Visiting the picnics,
Quite a little tease,
Raising little lumps
Upon the maidens' knees.
I'd like to be a busy little bee
Being just as busy as a bee can be,
Flirting with the butterfly
Strong upon the wing.
Whoopee! O death
Where is thy sting?

Oh what a glorious thing to be,
A healthy grown up busy busy bee,
To be a good bee
One must contrive,
For bees in a beehive
Must behive.
But maybe I wouldn't be a bee,
Bees are all right when alive, you see,
But when bees die
You really should see 'em,
Pinned on a card
In a dirty museum.

Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee,
Bz if you like but don't sting me.
Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee,
Bz if you like but don't sting me.


I didn't write this , but I wish I had. This was written by a British comedian named Arthur Askey in the 1950's It is called The Bee Song. After researching I do not know if it was written by Askey as I found the lyrics from 1938 by Kenneth Blain. There are 551 published songs with the word 'honey bee' in the title.
Here are some:
1.Tom  Petty - Honey Bee' from Wildflowers 2002
2. Johnny Lee Hooker ' Queen Bee' 1951
3. The Lanman Brothers- " Do the Honey Bee' 2009
4. Zee Avi - " Do the Honey Bee" 2009
5. The Birtds and the Bees - Jewel Atkens 1965


I couild sit and imagine the author of the song writing it as he observed the bees from his own hive. Who knows ?

Until tomorrow...