Eric the Half a Bee

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

Half-a-bee, philosophically
Must ipso-facto half not-be
But half the bee has got to be
Vis-a-vis its entity
Do 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 dee dee, a-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
Cyril Connolly