Eric the Half-a-Bee

ERIC THE HALF-A-BEE
Music by Eric «not a bee» Idle, words by Idle and John Cleese
Sung by John Cleese
From `Monty Python’s Previous Record’

Take it away, Eric the orchestra leader!

ORCHESTRA LEADER:
A one, a two, a one, two, three, four -

(piano intro)

Half-a-bee, philosophically
Must ipso-facto half not-be.
But half the bee, has got to bee
Vis-a-vis its 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…

La di di, one-two-three
Eric The Half-A-Bee
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Eric The Half-A-Bee
Is this a-wretched demi-bee
Half asleep upon my knee
Some freak from a managerie?
NO! It’s Eric The Half-A-Bee!
A fiddle-di-dum, a fiddle-di-dee
Eric The Half-A-Bee
Ho ho ho, tee hee hee
Eric The Half-A-Bee
I love this hive employ-e-e
Bisected accidentally
One summer afternoon by me
I love him, carnally
He loves him carnally
Semi-carnally. The end.

Cyril Connolly?
No, semi-carnally!
Oh.
(softly) …Cyril Connolly…