Eric The Half A Bee Lyrics

Orchestra
   Leader:A-one, two, a-one two three four

  Leader: Half a bee, philisophically,
	Must ipso facto half not be.
	But half a bee has got to be
	Vis a vis it's entity.
		-d'you see?
	But can a bee be said to be 
	Or not to be an entire bee,
	When half the bee is not a bee,
	Due to some ancient injury.
		-Singing!...

All sing: La di di, one two three,
	Eric the Half a Bee.
	A B C D E F G,
	Eric the Half a Bee.

  Leader: Is this wretched demi-bee,
	Half asleep upon my knee,
	Some freak from a menagerie?

All yell: No!  It's Eric the Half a Bee.

All sing: Fiddle di dum, fiddle di dee,
	Eric the Half a Bee.
	Ho ho ho, tee hee hee,
	Eric the Half a Bee.

  Leader: I love this hive employ-ee-ee,
	Bisected accidentally,
	One summer's afternoon by me,
	I love him carnally.

All sing: He loves him carnally...

  Leader: Semi-carnally.
	(speaks)
	The End.

   Voice: Cyril Connolly?

  Leader: No, semi-carnally.

   Voice: Oh.

All sing: (Quietly)
	Cyril Connolly
	(Ends with an elaborate whistle)