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Title: Eric the Half a Bee
Artist: Monty Python
Album: The Final Rip Off
(spoken)
A-one, two, a-one, two, three, four!
N.C.
Half a bee, philosophically,
Must, ipso facto, half not be.
But half the bee has got to be
Vis a vis, its entity. D'you see?
N.C.
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...
CLa dee dee, Done two three,
FEric the Ghalf a Cbee.G  
C D
A B C D E F G
FEric the Dhalf a Gbee.
AmIs this wretched Ddemi-bee,
FHalf-asleep Dupon my Gknee,
CSome freak from a Dmenagerie?
No! It's FEric the Ghalf a Cbee!G  
CFiddle de dum, DFiddle de dee,
FEric the Ghalf a Cbee.G  
CHo ho ho, Dtee hee hee,
FEric the Dhalf a Gbee.
AmI love this hive, Demployee-ee,
FBisected acciDdentallGy,
COne summer afterDnoon by me,
I Flove him GcarnallCy.Am  
He Floves him GcarnallCy,Am  
FSemi-GcarnallCy.
(spoken)
N.C.
Cyril Connolly?
No, semi-carnally.
Oh.
(sung quietly)
N.C.
Cyril Connolly.

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Eric The Half A Bee

by Monty Python

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Title: Eric the Half a Bee

Artist: Monty Python

Album: The Final Rip Off

(spoken)

A-one, two, a-one, two, three, four!

N.C.

Half a bee, philosophically,

Must, ipso facto, half not be.

But half the bee has got to be

Vis a vis, its entity. D'you see?

N.C.

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...

C D

La dee dee, one two three,

F G C G

Eric the half a bee.

C D

A B C D E F G

F D G

Eric the half a bee.

Am D

Is this wretched demi-bee,

F D G

Half-asleep upon my knee,

C D

Some freak from a menagerie?

F G C G

No! It's Eric the half a bee!

C D

Fiddle de dum, Fiddle de dee,

F G C G

Eric the half a bee.

C D

Ho ho ho, tee hee hee,

F D G

Eric the half a bee.

Am D

I love this hive, employee-ee,

F D G

Bisected accidentally,

C D

One summer afternoon by me,

F G C Am

I love him carnally.

F G C Am

He loves him carnally,

F G C

Semi-carnally.

(spoken)

N.C.

Cyril Connolly?

No, semi-carnally.

Oh.

(sung quietly)

N.C.

Cyril Connolly.

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