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The Fly & The Humble Bee

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Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee,     The fly has married the humble bee.     Says the fly, says he,     "Will you marry me,     And live with me,     Sweet humble bee?"     Says the bee, says she,     "I'll live under your wing,     "And you'll never know     "That I carry a sting."     Fiddle-de-dee, &c.     So when the parson     Had joined the pair,     They both went out     To take the air,     Fiddle-de-dee, &c.     And the flies did buzz,     And the bells did ring--     Did ever you hear     So merry a thing?     Fiddle-de-dee, &c.     And then to think     That of all the flies     The humble bee     Should carry the prize.     Fiddle-de-dee, &c.

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