(Busy Little) Bumble Bee

Lyric: Johnny Mercer
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1964
Original publisher: Four Jays Music Co., Inc.

Chorus:

Been a busy little bumblebee,
Buzzin' all around, from tree to tree;
Not a pretty flower gets by me,
Been a busy little bumblebee.
Buzzin' all around from hill to hill,
Pollenatin' posies, that's my skill;
Makin' ev'ry little Jack and Jill
A Mister and a Missus Daffodil.
Brother, when I rev up and start my take-off:
Bz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z!
Ev'rybody hollers, "Here he comes!"
There ain't a flyin' insect I can't shake off;
Bz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z!
Other bumblebees are stumble bums!
At break of day,
I'm on my way;
I'm makin' hay
Before the clock strikes five;
Before the sun
Is half way done,
I've got a lot of honey in my hive.
I've got a reputation to uphold,
Even in the winter when it's cold,
Ploughin' through the snowdrifts, you'll see me,
Been a busy little bumblebee!
Brother, when I rev up and start my take-off:
Bz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z!
Ev'rybody hollers, "Here he comes!"
There ain't a flyin' insect I can't shake off;
Bz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z!
Other bumblebees are stumble bums!
Been a busy little bumblebee!