VERSE 1

Love has made me tender:
I now appreciate
Ev'ry little creature on this earth that has a mate.
Once I hated crickets;
I couldn't stand a bee.
Now here is the motto that I follow faithfully:

REFRAIN 1

Never swat a fly,
He may love another fly;
He may sit with her and sigh
The way I do with you.
Never harm a flea,
He may have a fav'rite she
That he bounces on his knee,
The way I do with you.
Never stop a bee if he is going anywhere;
You may be concluding some terrific love affair.
Be careful!
Don't step on an ant
In the middle of a pant;
He may want to but he can't
The way I do with you.

VERSE 2

I'm the same as you are:
The tears come to my eyes
When I see professors chasing helpless butterflies.
Fishermen are hateful,
They lead a wicked life:
Ev'ry day they separate some husband from his wife.

REFRAIN 2

Never swat a fly,
He may love another fly;
He may sit with her and sigh
The way I do with you.
Never spray a nit
With a great big can of Flit;
He may think some nit has " It, "
The way I do with you.
Never stop a moth if he is gliding through the air;
He may have a date in someone's flannel underwear.
Be careful!
Don't you dare to slay
Two mosquitoes while they play;
They may want to make " Hey! Hey! "
The way I do with you.