(The Same Thing Happens With) The Birds And The Bees

Written for: The Birds And The Bees (1956)
Performer: George Gobel & Mitzi Gaynor
Lyric: Mack David
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1956
Original publisher: Famous Music Corporation

Verse 1:

Take a boy like me, take a girl like you,
On a moonlight sail on a sea of blue.
It's a night in June, there's a moon above,
Love is in the air, so they fall in love.

Chorus 1:

And the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
As they flit among the flowers, as they nestle in the trees;
Yes, the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
And it's happening to us tonight.

Verse 2:

What the big giraffes like to do for laughs,
And orangutans only do in gangs;
Why a love-starved whale starts to fan his tail,
Where the female is you will find a male.

Chorus 2:

Well, the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
As they flit among the flowers, as they nestle in the trees;
Yes, the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
And it's happening to us tonight.

Verse 3:

It's the reason why kangaroos jump high,
Why the trout and perch swim around and search;
And this common urge makes a kitten purr,
Where you see a him, you will see a her.

Chorus 3:

And the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
As they flit among the flowers, as they nestle in the trees;
Yes, the same thing happens with the birds and the bees,
And it's happening to us tonight.
Ev'ry bird, ev'ry bee,
Ev'ry he, ev'ry she;
Just like you, just like me,
Is falling in love tonight.